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66 entries under difficult topic. ×

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crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, cross)
7
curmudgeonly(adjective, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
7
disagreeable(adjective, short, irritable, abrupt)
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short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
7
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, cross)
6
contentious(adjective, cross, awkward, hostile)
6
grouchy(adjective, mean, cross, short)
6
grumpy(adjective, mean, cross, short)
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snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, nasty)
4
awkward(adjective, cross, unpleasant, adverse)
4
bearish(adjective, tough, cross, unusual)
4
cross-grained(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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disputatious(adjective, cross, awkward, irritable)
4
excitable(adjective, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
4
hot-tempered(adjective, irritable, touchy, argumentative)
3
argumentative(adjective, tough, hostile, grim)
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bellicose(adjective, hostile, irritable, turbulent)
2
belligerent(adjective, hostile, irritable, turbulent)
2
combative(adjective, hostile, irritable, turbulent)
2
pugnacious(adjective, hostile, irritable, turbulent)
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