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313 entries under adjective topic. ×
| morose(mean, difficult, cross, unstable) | |
| nettlesome | |
| sassy(mad, bold, naughty, impudent) | |
| caustic(speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter) | |
| complaining(mean, difficult, cross, negative) | |
| excitable(difficult, passionate, unstable, irritable) | |
| mean(attitude, delicate, informal, cross) | |
| peckish | |
| sensitive(delicate, cross, passionate, unstable) | |
| short(cross, unpleasant, disagreeable, angry) | |
| shrewish(volatile, fiery, temperamental, irascibility) | |
| acerbic(speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter) | |
| acid(speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter) | |
| bellicose(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| dejected(upset, resentment, frustration, sullen) | |
| disappointed(upset, resentment, frustration) | |
| displeased(annoyed, crabby, discontented, resentful) | |
| gloomy(tough, harsh, cross, awkward) | |
| hostile | |
| ill-humored(difficult, cross, unpleasant, short) |
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