70 entries under ill-tempered topic. ×

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snappy(adjective, keen, difficult, attitude, cross)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable, emotional)
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morose(adjective, difficult, cross, dark, gloomy)
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annoyed(adjective, cross, mad, short, irritable)
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unfriendly(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, touchy)
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unpleasant(irritable, disagreeable, touchy)
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gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, dark)
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hot(adjective, intense, cross, passionate, violent)
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tense(adjective, cross, anxious, awkward, nervous)
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carping(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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complaining(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
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snippy(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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brooding(adjective, cross, dark, gloomy, emotional)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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exasperated(adjective, cross, mad, irritable, emotional)
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fretting(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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