8
pettish(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
8
tetchy(adjective, mean, informal, short, irritable)
8
unhappy(adjective, upset, feelings, angry, irritated)
7
disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
7
brooding(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
7
grim(adjective, appearance, informal, manner, sullen)
7
melancholy(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful)
7
miserable(adjective, unhappy, feelings, unstable, changeable)
7
temperamental(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive, unstable)
6
hostile(adjective, negative, sadness, gloom, unclear)
6
bearish(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby, abrupt)
6
curt(adjective, cross, rude, coarse, short)
6
dejected(adjective, feelings, sullen)
6
down(adjective, feelings, sadness, gloom, unclear)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
6
sad(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
6
vexed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
5
broody(adjective, feelings, sullen)
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