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- Thesaurus|244
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70 entries under critical topic. ×
| edgy(adjective, difficult, complaining) | |
| grouchy(mean, difficult, irritable, cranky) | |
| grousing(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable) | |
| grumbling(adjective, difficult, sullen, sulky) | |
| grumbly(difficult, complaining) | |
| hairsplitting(adjective, demanding, unfavorable, disapproving) | |
| hard to please(expression, adjective, idiom, difficult) | |
| huffy irascible(expression, difficult, complaining) | |
| lamenting(difficult, complaining) | |
| nagging(adjective, severe, cross, contrary) | |
| out of sorts peevish(expression, idiom, difficult, complaining) | |
| pedantic | |
| scrappy(difficult, complaining) | |
| severe(adjective, cross, contrary, demanding) | |
| snappy(mean, difficult, irritable, cranky) | |
| sour(adjective, difficult, sullen, crabby) | |
| thin-skinned touchy(expression, difficult, complaining) | |
| uptight(difficult, crabby, sulky, peevish) | |
| very critical(expression, severe, cross, contrary) | |
| wailing(difficult, complaining) |
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