42
grouchy(adjective, low, difficult, sad, delicate)
40
peevish(adjective, mean, bad, hurt, severe)
38
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, feeling, bad)
36
cantankerous(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, severe)
35
testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
35
grumpy(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, unpleasant)
32
irascible(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, delicate)
32
irritable(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, low)
31
crabby(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, low)
31
cranky(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, low)
31
ill-tempered(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
30
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate)
29
petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
28
crabbed(adjective, mean, bad, hurt, low)
26
crusty(adjective, difficult, feelings, irritable, mood)
26
traverse(noun, verb, move, break, go)
26
choleric(adjective, keen, sharp, low, difficult)
26
crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, unpleasant)
24
churlish(adjective, mean, low, difficult, sad)
23
snappish(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
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