55 entries under mean topic. ×

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peevish(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
22
petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
19
irritable(adjective, cross, impatient, turbulent)
18
testy(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult)
16
cross(adjective, hurt, difficult, nervous)
16
perverse(adjective, cross, contrary, naughty)
15
querulous(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
15
touchy(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
13
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
13
cranky(adjective, difficult, short, irritable)
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fretful(adjective, cross, nervous, short)
10
snappish(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
10
waspish(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable)
9
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive)
9
churlish(difficult, cross, short, irritable)
9
crabby(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
9
tetchy(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
8
complaining(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable)
8
contrary(adjective, difficult, naughty, unruly)
8
crusty(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
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