120 entries under irritable topic. ×

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pettish(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive)
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nasty(adjective, attitude, crabby)
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ill-humored(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
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ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal)
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peckish(adjective, thin, pale, snappy)
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perverse(adjective, difficult, gloomy, depressed)
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spiteful(adjective, unfriendly, crabby, rancorous)
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ugly(adjective, mean, low, attitude, gloomy)
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acrimonious(adjective, mean, nasty, low, speech)
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prickly(adjective, difficult, sensitive, fiery)
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volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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captious(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
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excitable(adjective, volatile, fiery, temperamental)
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passionate(adjective, keen, sharp, lively)
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snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
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impatient(adjective, short, sensitive, angry)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, attitude)
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peppery(adjective, keen, sharp, lively)
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dyspeptic(adjective, fiery)
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acerbic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter)
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