2
malevolent(adjective, sullen)
2
moping(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
2
obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, sullen)
2
obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, difficult, attitude)
2
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, irritable, argumentative)
2
resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, disagreeable)
2
restive(irritable, restless, peevish)
2
restless(irritable, peevish)
2
scowling(adjective, sullen, sullenness)
2
sharp(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, snappy, short-tempered)
2
snippy(rude, unpleasant, coarse, disagreeable, sullen)
2
tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
ungenial(adjective, sullen)
2
ungracious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
2
unkind(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, surly, ill-tempered)
2
vexed(adjective, short, discontented, resentful, testy)
2
volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
murmuring(grumpy, testy)
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