11
irritable(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable)
10
cantankerous(adjective, cross, unpleasant, emotional, disagreeable)
10
choleric(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
10
cross(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, dirty)
10
ill-natured
10
ill-tempered(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
9
bilious
8
peevish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
8
petulant(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
7
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
7
crabby(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
7
crusty
7
grouchy(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, emotional)
7
testy(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
7
touchy(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
6
atrabilious
6
curmudgeonly
6
quarrelsome
6
querulous(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
6
splenetic
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