70 entries under irritable 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)
11
grumpy(adjective, difficult, negative, crabby)
11
mean(adjective, evil, nasty, negative)
11
sullen(adjective, mean, unpleasant, disagreeable)
10
crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant)
10
crotchety(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
10
surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
10
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, crabby)
9
crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, unfriendly)
9
cranky(adjective, mean, difficult, crabby)
9
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant)
8
grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
8
querulous(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
8
sulky(adjective, mean, unpleasant, disagreeable)
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