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74 entries under cantankerous topic. ×

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sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
4
bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
4
grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
4
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, cross)
4
ugly(adjective, upset, difficult, attitude, cross)
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cross-grained(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
3
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
3
obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
3
ratty(adjective, short, irritable, crabby)
3
resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short)
3
tense(adjective, cross, anxious, awkward, nervous)
2
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
2
plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
1
cussed(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
1
difficult(adjective, tough, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
1
exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
1
fretting(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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