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contrary(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
5
cantankerous(adjective, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
4
cranky(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
4
crotchety(adjective, irritable, grumpy, due)
4
crusty(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
4
fractious(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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irritable(adjective, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
4
testy(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
bearish(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
cross(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
disagreeable(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
obstinate(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
peevish(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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waspish(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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bad-tempered(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
crabby(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
curmudgeonly(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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grouchy(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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obstreperous(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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ornery(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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