5
mad(adjective, person, negative, angry, annoyed)
5
nasty(adjective, mean, attitude, rude, unpleasant)
5
on edge(expression, adjective, idiom, anxious, awkward)
5
oversensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
5
shrewish(adjective, volatile, fiery, temperamental)
5
ugly(adjective, mean, low, difficult, sad)
5
wrathful(adjective, person, negative, mad, angry)
4
ardent(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
4
blue(adjective, low, feelings, miserable, glum)
4
bothersome(adjective, tough, problematic, trying)
4
carping(adjective, mean, severe, cross, critical)
4
caustic
4
cross-grained(adjective, difficult, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
4
depressed(adjective, mean, low, sad, cross)
4
discourteous(adjective, difficult, rude, awkward, abrupt)
4
doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
4
dour(adjective, difficult, feelings, sullen, crabby)
4
down(adjective, low, feelings, miserable, touchy)
4
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, low, feelings)
4
downcast(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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