- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|717
- Abbreviations|0
89 entries under cross topic. ×
| curt(adjective, unpleasant, short, irritable) | |
| piqued(adjective, short, angry, offended) | |
| prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, short, irritable, emotional) | |
| sensitive(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| short(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, angry) | |
| annoyed(adjective, hurt, short, irritable) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable) | |
| mean(unpleasant, nervous, irritable, disagreeable) | |
| complaining(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable) | |
| cussed(mean, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| exasperated(adjective, hurt, short, irritable) | |
| fiery(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fretting(adjective, mean, irritable, emotional) | |
| grousing(adjective, mean, irritable, ugly) | |
| grumbling(adjective, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, short) | |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, short, emotional) |
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