54 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×

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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, crabby)
4
resentful(adjective, disagreeable, embittered)
4
rude(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, awkward, unfriendly)
3
brusque(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
3
pettish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
3
uncivil(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, angry)
2
contrary(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, awkward)
2
discontented(adjective, disagreeable, resentful)
2
saturnine(grumpy, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
2
snappy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
1
difficult(adjective, rude, unpleasant, awkward, unfriendly)
1
discourteous(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, angry)
1
disobliging(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, awkward)
1
embittered(adjective, disagreeable, resentful)
1
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, difficult)
1
ungracious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
1
unhelpful(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, unfriendly)
0
bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
0
boorish(grumpy, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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