15
glum(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
15
snappish(adjective, difficult, attitude, feelings, short)
14
sour(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
14
choleric(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
14
morose(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
13
gloomy(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
13
waspish(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
12
churlish(adjective, mean, feelings, negative, irritable)
12
gruff(adjective, informal, rude, negative, sadness)
12
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
11
fretful(adjective, upset, attitude, cross, unhappy)
10
dour(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
10
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, negative, irritable, crabby)
10
splenetic(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, short)
10
touchy(adjective, mean, irritable, sullen, offended)
9
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, touchy)
9
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, unpleasant, short)
8
ill-humoured
8
fussy
8
grumbling(adjective, upset, unhappy, negative, irritable)
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