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313 entries under adjective topic. ×
| curmudgeonly | |
| crotchety(mean, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| fretful(difficult, attitude, cross, negative) | |
| splenetic(mean, delicate, sensitive, irritable) | |
| crusty(mean, difficult, short, irritable) | |
| ill-tempered(attitude, cross, short, irritable) | |
| pettish(hurt, difficult, delicate, cross) | |
| sullen(upset, cross, irritable, annoyed) | |
| churlish(difficult, cross, speech, rude) | |
| impatient(passionate, short, sensitive, unstable) | |
| sour(difficult, irritable, critical, sullen) | |
| tetchy(mean, short, sensitive, irritable) | |
| captious(difficult, cross, sensitive, irritable) | |
| disagreeable(mean, difficult, attitude, unpleasant) | |
| hot-tempered(difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, aggressive) | |
| huffy(mean, difficult, cross, nervous) | |
| ill-natured(mean, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| quarrelsome(difficult, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable) | |
| surly(hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate) | |
| gruff |
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