148 entries under adjective topic. ×

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lugubrious(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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mean(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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melancholy(sad, gloomy, sorrowful, mournful)
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miffed(piqued, kvetching, uncontent)
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mournful(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, woebegone)
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niggling(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, mean, sad)
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over-particular
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overcritical(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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pathetic(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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pernickety orpersnickety
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perverse
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pettish(petulant, dissatisfied, nit-picking, pharisaical)
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piteous(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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pitiful(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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quarrelsome
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riled(piqued, kvetching, uncontent)
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rueful(sad, melancholy, sorrowful, mournful)
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saddening(sad, gloomy, melancholy, sorrowful)
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scathing(critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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