128 entries under irritable topic. ×

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annoyed(angry, touchy, offended, bad-tempered)
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bad-humored(crabby, cantankerous)
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being disagreeable(expression, difficult, turbulent, belligerent)
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brawling(difficult, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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bristly(touchy, testy)
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cat-and-dog(difficult, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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childish(mean, cross, ugly, crabby)
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curmudgeonly(difficult, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
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disorderly(restless, unruly, peevish, boisterous)
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disputatious(difficult, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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dissentious(difficult, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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eccentric(difficult, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
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exasperated(touchy, bad-tempered)
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fault-finding(mean, crabby, cranky, testy)
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faultfinding(mean, nervous, worried, critical)
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fretting(mean, cross, ugly, crabby)
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got up on wrong side of bed(expression, idiom, crabby, cantankerous)
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grousing(mean, cross, ugly, crabby)
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growling(mean, cross, ugly, crabby)
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hasty(difficult, touchy, turbulent, belligerent)
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