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irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
32
petulant(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
32
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
30
cross(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
27
peevish(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
26
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
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choleric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
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cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
22
crabby(adjective, difficult, attitude, informal, cross)
22
grouchy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
22
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, sharp)
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bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
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crabbed(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
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querulous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, feeling, keen)
18
hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, intense)
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surly(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
14
churlish(adjective, short, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
14
grumpy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
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fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, short, irritable)
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