- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|717
- Abbreviations|0
79 entries under crabby topic. ×
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, informal, irritable) | |
| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, short, irritable) | |
| fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross) | |
| sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, feelings) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable) | |
| dour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, feelings) | |
| huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant) | |
| gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, feelings) | |
| morose(adjective, mean, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered) | |
| snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, harsh) | |
| ugly(mean, cross, irritable, cranky) | |
| obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| vinegary(adjective, difficult, irritable, cranky) | |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
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