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sullen(adjective, mean, cross, feelings)
8
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable)
8
fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
8
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
7
sulky(adjective, mean, cross, feelings)
6
ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
5
huffish(adjective, cross, angry, offended)
5
pettish(adjective, cross, irritable, angry)
5
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, harsh)
4
impatient(adjective, irritable, angry, annoyed)
3
curt(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable)
3
piqued(adjective, cross, angry, offended)
3
quick-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, irritable)
1
caviling(mean, nervous, irritable, worried)
1
exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, irritable)
1
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross)
1
ratty(irritable, crabby, cantankerous, short-tempered)
1
resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, emotional)
1
vexed(adjective, cross, angry, moody)
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