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crabby(adjective, difficult, feelings, irritable)
21
churlish(adjective, mean, hard, tough, harsh)
17
irascible(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
17
petulant(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable)
16
gruff(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest)
15
splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
14
abrupt(adjective, rough, attitude, rude)
14
curt(adjective, hard, hurt, open, direct)
13
brusque(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
13
choleric(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby)
13
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
12
moody(adjective, cross, feelings, angry)
12
querulous(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
11
bearish(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
10
blunt(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
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sulky(adjective, mean, cross, feelings)
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fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
8
tart(adjective, open, rough, rude)
7
rough(adjective, hard, open, direct, rude)
7
rude(adjective, hard, open, direct, rough)
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