55 entries under mean topic. ×

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huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous)
8
splenetic(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
7
crabbed(adjective, hurt, cross, short)
7
crotchety(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
7
obstinate(adjective, control, order, resist)
7
ornery(adjective, informal, cross, irritable)
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short-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
7
surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross)
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captious(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
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grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
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grumpy(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, nasty, difficult)
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sulky(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
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ill-natured(adjective, cross, irritable, ugly)
4
sullen(cross, short, hostile, irritable)
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carping(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable)
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critical(adjective, nervous, irritable, worried)
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cussed(cross, hostile, irritable, ugly)
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edgy(adjective, nervous, sensitive, worried)
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fault-finding(adjective, irritable, sullen, cranky)
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