5
captious(adjective, short, grumpy, crabby, sulky)
5
displeased(adjective, negative, mad, angry, heated)
5
embittered(adjective, irritation, disagreeable, annoyance, discontent)
5
fussy
5
gnarling teeth(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
5
lionish(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
5
loud(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
5
loud-mouthed(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
5
quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry)
5
unfriendly(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
5
uproaring(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
5
upset(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
4
blue(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
4
cheesed off(adjective, negative, angry, bad mood)
4
contentious(adjective, cross, short-tempered)
4
discontent(adjective, irritation, annoyance, irritability)
4
doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
4
down(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
4
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, feelings, gloomy)
4
downcast(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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