127 entries under irritable topic. ×

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huffy(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, ugly)
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mean(adjective, attitude, informal, cross, nervous)
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pettish(adjective, short, restless, peevish)
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vexed(adjective, upset, unhappy, anxious, nervous)
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caviling(adjective, mean, nervous, short)
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morose(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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ornery(adjective, mean, informal, cross, nervous)
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surly(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
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uptight(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, excited)
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abrupt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, short)
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chafing(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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curt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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eager(adjective, keen, violent, excited, anxious)
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fault-finding(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
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fretting(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy)
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impetuous(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, attitude)
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quarrelsome(adjective, touchy, bad-tempered)
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