- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|445
- Abbreviations|0
41 entries under delicate topic. ×
| peevish(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| irritable(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| testy(noun, adjective, hurt, cross) | |
| cross(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult) | |
| cranky(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| grumpy(adjective, hurt, cross, short) | |
| querulous(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, short, sensitive) | |
| crabbed(adjective, hurt, cross, short) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, short, sensitive) | |
| splenetic(adjective, gloomy, short, sensitive) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| captious(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, sensitive, tricky) | |
| bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, sensitive) |
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