70 entries under crabby topic. ×

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grouchy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, informal)
36
testy(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude)
34
cross(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude)
34
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
30
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, informal)
28
peevish(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
27
irritable(adjective, mean, attitude, feelings, sensitive)
27
sullen(adjective, upset, hurt, informal, cross)
26
surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
26
crotchety(adjective, difficult, feelings, irritable, mood)
21
cranky(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
21
querulous(adjective, upset, hurt, attitude, delicate)
21
sulky(adjective, upset, hurt, informal, cross)
19
crabbed(adjective, hurt, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
irascible(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
15
snappish(adjective, difficult, attitude, feelings, short)
14
choleric(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
11
fretful(adjective, upset, attitude, cross, unhappy)
10
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, negative, irritable)
10
splenetic(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, short)
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