- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|717
- Abbreviations|0
68 entries under touchy topic. ×
| fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross) | |
| 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, bad-tempered) | |
| snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, harsh) | |
| tetchy(adjective, mean, irritable, ugly) | |
| impatient(adjective, short, irritable, angry, annoyed) | |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional) | |
| sensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| edgy(adjective, mean, nervous, worried, critical) | |
| peckish(adjective, irritable, cranky, snappy) |
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