56 entries under cranky topic. ×

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cross(adjective, mean, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
14
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
14
churlish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
14
peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
13
petulant(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
11
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
11
crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
11
grumpy(adjective, difficult, negative, irritable, crabby)
10
crotchety(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
10
surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
10
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, crabby)
9
crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, unfriendly)
9
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, awkward)
9
irritable(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
8
choleric(adjective, difficult, crabby)
8
grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
8
querulous(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
8
sour(adjective, difficult, disagreeable, mood, angry)
7
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, negative, disagreeable, crabby)
7
irascible(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, crabby)
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