126 entries under irritable topic. ×

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waspish(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
12
churlish(adjective, mean, feelings, negative)
12
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, abrupt, gruff)
11
fretful(adjective, upset, attitude, cross, unhappy)
10
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, negative, crabby)
10
splenetic(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, short)
10
touchy(adjective, mean, sullen, offended)
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short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, touchy)
9
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, unpleasant, short)
8
grumbling(adjective, upset, unhappy, negative)
8
pettish(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
8
tetchy(adjective, mean, informal, short)
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disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
7
temperamental(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive, unstable)
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bearish(adjective, difficult, crabby, abrupt)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive)
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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, touchy, bad-tempered)
6
vexed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
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