66 entries under crabby topic. ×

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peevish(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
22
petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
19
irritable(adjective, mean, cross, impatient, turbulent)
18
testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
16
cross(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, nervous)
15
querulous(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
15
touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
13
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
13
cranky(adjective, mean, difficult, short, irritable)
12
irascible(adjective, difficult, cross, short, irritable)
10
fretful(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, short)
9
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
9
choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, short, irritable)
8
complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
8
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
8
ill-tempered(adjective, cross, short, sulky)
7
crabbed(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, short)
7
crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
7
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
6
contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile)
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