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irritable(adjective, mean, low, difficult, attitude)
38
peevish(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, delicate)
35
testy(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
34
cantankerous(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
32
cross(noun, adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
30
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, informal)
26
grouchy(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
26
irascible(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
20
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
20
crabbed(adjective, low, sad, attitude, delicate)
20
grumpy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
20
surly(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
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moody(adjective, low, sad, feelings, gloomy)
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choleric(adjective, keen, sharp, low, difficult)
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querulous(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate, cross)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
13
temperamental(adjective, delicate, irritable, tricky)
12
mean(verb, adjective, weak, attitude, thin)
10
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, keen, sharp, delicate)
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