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querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hard, difficult)
17
irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
16
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, negative)
16
testy(noun, adjective, keen, difficult, attitude)
14
crabby(adjective, upset, attitude, informal)
13
peevish(adjective, attitude, anxious, awkward)
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edgy(adjective, keen, difficult, violent)
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irascible(adjective, keen, attitude, violent)
10
choleric(adjective, keen, violent, anxious)
10
fractious(adjective, mean, nervous, short)
10
grumpy(adjective, upset, attitude, unhappy)
10
splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh)
10
touchy(adjective, mean, nervous, short)
10
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
10
complaining(adjective, upset, difficult, unhappy)
10
ill-tempered(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh)
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captious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh)
9
waspish(adjective, mean, attitude, short)
8
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude)
8
short-tempered(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
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