62 entries under cranky topic. ×

16
captious(adjective, praise, difficult, irritable)
11
difficult(adjective, hard, crabby, meticulous)
9
touchy(adjective, mean, bad, difficult, delicate)
7
querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hard, tough)
6
fretful(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
5
peevish(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, crabby)
5
ugly(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, cross)
3
fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
2
choleric(adjective, severe, difficult, harsh, crabby)
2
complaining(adjective, upset, mean, difficult, cross)
2
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, crabby)
2
contrary(mean, difficult, negative, nervous, worried)
2
crabby(adjective, upset, mean, difficult, cross)
2
cross(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, irritable)
2
dour(adjective, severe, difficult, crabby)
2
fractious(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable, worried)
2
grumpy(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
2
mean(adjective, harsh, cross, nervous, vicious)
2
obstinate(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, irritable)
2
perverse(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, worried)
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