79 entries under crabby topic. ×

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prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
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quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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sensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, bad-tempered)
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annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, irritable)
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fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
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vinegarish(difficult, cranky)
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complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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critical(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, irritable)
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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fiery(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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grousing(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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ratty(short, irritable, cantankerous, short-tempered)
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