75 entries under exasperated topic. ×

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querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hard, difficult)
17
irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
16
testy(noun, adjective, keen, difficult, attitude)
14
anxious(adjective, upset, keen, violent, excited)
13
impatient(adjective, calm, accept, keen, attitude)
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
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, short)
10
complaining(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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antsy(adjective, upset, keen, violent, excited)
8
itchy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
7
carping(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
7
tense(adjective, upset, cross, excited, anxious)
7
tetchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, sensitive)
4
hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
3
abrupt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
3
annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, short)
3
chafing(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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