20
querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hard, difficult)
17
irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
16
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, cross, negative)
16
testy(noun, adjective, keen, difficult, attitude)
15
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
15
whiny(adjective, difficult, critical, sullen, crabby)
14
crabby(adjective, upset, attitude, informal, cross)
14
cross(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, attitude)
14
anxious(adjective, upset, keen, violent, excited)
13
fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
13
impatient(adjective, calm, accept, keen, attitude)
13
peevish(adjective, attitude, cross, anxious, awkward)
12
nervous(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
12
restless(adjective, upset, keen, unhappy, violent)
11
edgy(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
10
irascible(adjective, keen, attitude, cross, violent)
10
choleric(adjective, keen, cross, violent, anxious)
10
fractious(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, short)
10
grumpy(adjective, upset, attitude, cross, unhappy)
10
splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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