45 entries under difficult topic. ×

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irritable(adjective, mean, low, attitude)
38
peevish(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate)
35
testy(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
34
cantankerous(adjective, low, sad, attitude)
33
crabby(adjective, mean, low, sad)
32
cross(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
30
petulant(adjective, attitude, informal, sensitive)
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snappish(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, low)
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grouchy(adjective, low, sad, attitude)
26
crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, feelings)
26
irascible(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude)
20
crusty(adjective, mean, feelings, irritable)
20
bad-tempered(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
20
grumpy(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
surly(adjective, low, sad, attitude)
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disagreeable(adjective, attitude, negative, short)
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curmudgeonly(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
15
choleric(adjective, keen, sharp, low)
15
eccentric(adjective, characteristic, person, wild)
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