54 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×
| pettish(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short) | |
| tetchy(adjective, mean, informal, short, irritable) | |
| disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy) | |
| temperamental(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive, unstable) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy) | |
| captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short) | |
| annoyed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy) | |
| complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, negative) | |
| mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| unsociable(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby) | |
| edgy(adjective, sensitive, irritable, touchy) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, short, irritable) | |
| acid(adjective, tetchy) | |
| cynical(adjective, sullen, tetchy) | |
| difficult(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| griping(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable, mood) | |
| harsh(rude, coarse, irritable, sullen) |
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