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testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
45
peevish(adjective, person, mean, hurt, severe)
42
irascible(adjective, mean, keen, attitude)
36
petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
36
cranky(adjective, mean, low, attitude)
35
touchy(adjective, mean, understanding, hurt, severe)
31
snappish(adjective, attitude, cross, feelings)
30
waspish(adjective, person, hurt, attitude)
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cross(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, low)
29
grouchy(adjective, mean, low, attitude)
28
cantankerous(adjective, severe, low, attitude)
25
grumpy(adjective, mean, attitude, feelings)
24
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate)
24
crabby(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, low)
24
crotchety(adjective, mean, feelings, irritable)
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choleric(adjective, mean, keen, low)
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crusty(adjective, mean, feelings, grumpy)
22
surly(adjective, hurt, low, attitude)
21
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, hurt)
19
excitable(adjective, intense, passionate, violent)
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