73 entries under mean topic. ×

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cross(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
14
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
14
churlish(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
13
malevolent(adjective, person, evil, nasty)
13
petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
11
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
11
crusty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
11
malicious(adjective, person, evil, nasty)
11
nasty(adjective, evil, rude, unpleasant)
11
sullen(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
10
crabbed(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable)
10
crotchety(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
10
surly(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
10
testy(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby)
9
cranky(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby)
9
irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
9
spiteful(adjective, evil, nasty, unpleasant)
9
touchy(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable)
8
querulous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude)
8
rancorous(adjective, nasty, malicious, spiteful)
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