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8
fractious(adjective, short, crabby, sulky)
6
resentful(adjective, mad, irritation, disagreeable)
6
snappy(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh)
6
tetchy(adjective, short, irritable, touchy)
5
bearish(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, short-tempered)
5
brooding(adjective, feelings, short-tempered)
5
quick-tempered(adjective, short, irritable, angry)
4
contentious(adjective, short-tempered)
4
huffy(adjective, mad, unstable, changeable)
3
carping(adjective, short-tempered)
3
hot(adjective, passionate, mad, fierce)
2
complaining(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
dissatisfied(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, cranky)
2
prickly(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
1
fiery(mad, heated, furious, sullen)
1
grumbling(adjective, irritable, grumpy, crabby)
1
hypercritical(adjective, short-tempered)
1
sensitive
0
atrabilious
0
disputatious
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