100 entries under touchy topic. ×

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morose(adjective, bad, blue, low, happy)
28
gloomy(adjective, bad, blue, low, happy)
21
petulant(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unpleasant)
19
cross(noun, adjective, hurt, low, sad)
18
peevish(adjective, hurt, cross, feelings, nervous)
17
cantankerous(adjective, low, sad, cross, unpleasant)
17
crabby(adjective, hurt, low, sad, cross)
17
irritable(adjective, hurt, low, sad, cross)
16
surly(adjective, hurt, blue, low, happy)
16
testy(adjective, hurt, low, sad, cross)
15
crotchety(adjective, hurt, cross, unpleasant, careless)
14
grouchy(adjective, low, sad, cross, unpleasant)
12
bad-tempered(adjective, cross, unpleasant, feelings, sensitive)
12
irascible(adjective, cross, unpleasant, nervous, sensitive)
10
brooding(adjective, bad, sad, cross, unhappy)
10
down(adjective, bad, blue, low, sad)
9
crabbed(adjective, hurt, blue, low, sad)
9
huffy(adjective, cross, gloomy, sensitive, unstable)
9
ill-humored(adjective, low, sad, cross, unpleasant)
8
snappy(adjective, person, hurt, cross, negative)
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