- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|717
- Abbreviations|0
79 entries under crabby topic. ×
| prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional) | |
| sensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, bad-tempered) | |
| annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, irritable) | |
| fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky) | |
| vinegarish(difficult, cranky) | |
| complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| critical(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, irritable) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable) | |
| fiery(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| grousing(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) | |
| grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short) | |
| ratty(short, irritable, cantankerous, short-tempered) |
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