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148 entries under irritable topic. ×
| cross-grained(adjective, difficult, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward) | |
| excitable(adjective, difficult, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| froward(adjective, cross, deliberate, determined) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, difficult, touchy, argumentative) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, ugly) | |
| sullen(mean, cross, short, hostile) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, emotional) | |
| annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short) | |
| bellicose(adjective, difficult, hostile, turbulent) | |
| belligerent(adjective, difficult, hostile, turbulent) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous) | |
| combative(adjective, difficult, hostile, turbulent) | |
| critical(adjective, mean, nervous, worried) | |
| cussed(mean, cross, hostile, ugly) | |
| fault-finding(adjective, mean, sullen, cranky) | |
| feisty(touchy, testy) | |
| pugnacious(adjective, difficult, hostile, turbulent) | |
| scrappy(adjective, cross, hostile, restless) |
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