80 entries under mean topic. ×
| ornery(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, nervous, irritable) | |
| short-tempered(nervous, irritable, worried, restless) | |
| snappish(difficult, unpleasant, nervous, crabby) | |
| snappy(difficult, unpleasant, irritable, cranky) | |
| testy(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable) | |
| uneasy(adjective, excited, nervous, unsettled) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, sharp, harsh, tender) | |
| unsympathetic(adjective, harsh, sarcastic, unfavorable) | |
| waspish(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby) | |
| waspy(difficult, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| whining(adjective, difficult, irritable, cranky) | |
| wreck(nervous, worried, restless) | |
| wrecker(irritable, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, vicious) | |
| abusive(adjective, offensive, vicious, malicious) | |
| beastly(adjective, vicious, spiteful) | |
| childish(irritable, crabby, cranky, testy) | |
| churlish(irritable, crabby, cranky, testy) | |
| crabbed(irritable, crabby, cranky, testy) |
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