70 entries under crabby topic. ×

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disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, unpleasant, short)
8
grumbling(adjective, upset, unhappy, negative, irritable)
6
bearish(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt)
6
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
5
captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
5
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, feelings, negative, irritable)
5
complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, negative)
5
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
4
perverse(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
4
ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal)
3
contrary(adjective, difficult, irritable, sullen)
3
acrimonious(adjective, mean, irritable, bad-tempered)
3
carping(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
3
fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
3
nasty(adjective, attitude, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
3
pouting(adjective, sulky, peevish, bad mood)
3
quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
3
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
2
critical(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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