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irritable(adjective, mean, keen, attitude)
39
testy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
32
petulant(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
32
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
30
cross(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude)
27
peevish(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
26
cantankerous(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
23
choleric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp)
22
cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude)
22
snappish(adjective, sharp, attitude, irritable)
22
crabby(adjective, attitude, informal, cross)
22
grouchy(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
bad-tempered(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
querulous(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
18
hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, intense)
17
crusty(adjective, short, irritable, grumpy)
16
crotchety(adjective, cross, unpleasant, short)
15
excitable(adjective, upset, intense, passionate)
15
quarrelsome(adjective, disagreeable, aggressive, fiery)
14
disagreeable(adjective, attitude, unpleasant, short)
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