16
peevish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
16
petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
15
irritable(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
13
fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, short, restless)
12
testy(noun, adjective, hurt, delicate, cross)
11
cross(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate)
10
tetchy(adjective, short, sensitive, prickly, quick-tempered)
10
touchy(adjective, cross, short, sensitive, offended)
9
cranky(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
9
waspish(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross, rude)
9
whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
8
grumpy(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
8
querulous(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
8
snappish(adjective, cross, short, irritable, restless)
7
nettlesome
6
choleric(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
6
crabbed(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
6
grouchy(adjective, difficult, delicate, rude, unpleasant)
6
irascible(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
6
peckish
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