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tetchy(adjective, mean, informal, irritable)
7
disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
6
curt(adjective, cross, rude, coarse)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
6
vexed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
5
captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross)
5
annoyed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
5
impatient(adjective, negative, sensitive, irritable)
4
huffish(adjective, cross, angry, offended)
3
angry(adjective, mean, cross, negative)
3
quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
3
snappy(adjective, mean, attitude, irritable)
2
piqued(adjective, cross, unstable, angry)
2
ratty(irritable, crabby, cantankerous, snappy)
2
resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, angry)
1
moping(adjective, cross, unstable, angry)
1
caviling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
exasperated(adjective, cross, unhappy, irritable)
1
faultfinding(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable)
1
irked(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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