3
doleful(adjective, feelings)
3
down(adjective, feelings)
3
down in the dumps(adjective, feelings)
3
downcast(adjective, feelings)
3
froward(adjective, cross, irritable, restless, ornery)
3
galling
3
growling(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
3
hotheaded(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
3
irritating
3
low(adjective, feelings)
3
melancholic(adjective, feelings)
3
melancholy(adjective, feelings)
3
miserable(adjective, feelings)
3
murmuring(adjective, grumpy, testy, grouchy)
3
obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
out of humour with(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative)
3
piqued(adjective, cross, short, angry, offended)
3
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
3
ratty(adjective, short, irritable, crabby, cantankerous)
3
refractory(adjective, cross, irritable, restless, ornery)
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