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bad-tempered(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
34
cross(adjective, attitude, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
33
peevish(adjective, person, attitude, cross, feelings)
31
testy(adjective, low, sad, attitude, cross)
29
irritable(adjective, person, low, attitude, cross)
27
cantankerous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
26
crabby(adjective, low, sad, attitude, informal)
24
grouchy(adjective, low, sad, attitude, cross)
24
grumpy(adjective, attitude, feelings, coarse, irritable)
22
cranky(adjective, low, sad, attitude, cross)
20
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, temper, anger)
20
snappish(adjective, low, sad, attitude, feelings)
20
waspish(adjective, person, attitude, cross, negative)
19
crabbed(adjective, attitude, gloomy, depressed, sullen)
18
ill-natured(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, surly, bad-tempered)
18
moody(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed, crabby)
18
surly(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh, feelings)
17
crotchety(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant)
17
ill-humored(adjective, person, tough, feelings, negative)
17
sullen(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
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