234 entries under adjective topic. ×

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peevish(mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
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petulant(mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
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irritable(mean, cross, impatient, turbulent)
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refractory(control, order, cross, resist)
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testy(noun, mean, hurt, difficult)
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cross(mean, hurt, difficult, nervous)
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unruly(control, order, cross, resist)
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perverse(mean, cross, contrary, naughty)
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querulous(mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
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touchy(mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
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recalcitrant(control, order, cross, resist)
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cantankerous(mean, difficult, cross, short)
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cranky(mean, difficult, short, irritable)
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intractable(control, order, difficult, cross)
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pettish(difficult, cross, short, restless)
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unmanageable(control, order, cross, resist)
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irascible(difficult, cross, short, irritable)
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ungovernable(control, order, resist, violent)
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wayward(cross, contrary, unruly, grouchy)
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disobedient(defiant, mischievous)
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