3
rude(adjective, coarse, sullen, abrupt, gruff)
3
short(adjective, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, abrupt)
3
snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, short, irritable)
3
truculent(adjective, rude, coarse, mood, abrupt)
3
ugly(adjective, mean, attitude, rude, coarse)
3
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, attitude)
2
acid(adjective, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
atrabilious(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
2
bluff
2
blunt(adjective, rude, coarse, irritable, sullen)
2
capricious(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
critical(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
2
cynical(adjective, sullen, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
difficult(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, crabby, cranky)
2
disappointed(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
2
discontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
2
displeased(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
2
finical
2
fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
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