2
bellyaching(annoyed, irritated, grumpy, discontented, resentful)
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bitching
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bitchy(adjective, irritable)
2
catty
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cynical(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
discourteous
2
dismal(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
exasperated(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, short)
2
faultfinding(mean, nervous, short, irritable, worried)
2
feisty(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent)
2
frowning(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
2
fussy(adjective, difficult, critical, complaining)
2
glowering(adjective, sullen)
2
griping(irritable, annoyed, cranky, discontented, resentful)
2
growling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
2
high-strung(adjective, unstable, unpredictable, unreliable, fickle)
2
hotheaded(adjective, difficult, passionate, unstable, irritable)
2
impassioned(difficult, vigor, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
2
lugubrious(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
malcontent(annoyed, grumpy, discontented, resentful, testy)
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