52
irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
39
testy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
32
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
32
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
30
cross(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
28
short-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, quick, touchy)
27
peevish(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
26
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
23
choleric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
23
waspish(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude, lively)
22
cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
22
snappish(adjective, sharp, difficult, attitude, irritable)
22
crabby(adjective, difficult, attitude, informal, cross)
22
grouchy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
22
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, sharp)
22
curmudgeonly
19
bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
crabbed(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
19
querulous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, feeling, keen)
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