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churlish(adjective, hard, tough, rough, nasty)
16
crusty(adjective, feelings, coarse, irritable, sullen)
16
irascible(adjective, attitude, cross, mad, short)
16
petulant(adjective, attitude, cross, short, irritable)
15
choleric(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritable, annoyance)
15
curmudgeonly
15
disagreeable(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
15
sour(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
15
splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy)
14
irritated(adjective, person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
14
mad(adjective, person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
13
touchy(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant, passionate)
12
furious(adjective, negative, irritation, annoyance, angry)
12
hot-tempered(adjective, person, unpleasant, negative, disagreeable)
12
ill-humoured
12
impatient(adjective, person, negative, short, irritable)
12
querulous(adjective, attitude, cross, short, irritable)
12
sulky(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
11
nasty(adjective, hard, rough, attitude, rude)
11
wrathful(adjective, person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
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