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irritable(adjective, low, difficult, attitude)
38
peevish(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate)
35
testy(noun, adjective, keen, sharp)
33
crabby(adjective, low, difficult, sad)
32
cross(noun, adjective, keen, sharp)
28
snappish(adjective, keen, sharp, low)
26
crotchety(adjective, difficult, cross, feelings)
20
crusty(adjective, difficult, feelings, irritable)
20
touchy(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult)
15
short-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, quick)
15
waspish(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude)
15
churlish(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
15
fractious(adjective, difficult, short, irritable)
15
tetchy(adjective, informal, irritable, mood)
13
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby)
13
querulous(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
13
splenetic(adjective, low, sad, delicate)
10
fretful(adjective, attitude, informal, nervous)
10
morose(adjective, low, difficult, informal)
9
huffy(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
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