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87 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×

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uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross)
2
cynical(adjective, sullen, grumpy, tetchy)
2
exasperated(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, short)
2
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
2
plaintive(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
2
tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, delicate, passionate, sensitive)
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brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, angry)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant)
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disobliging(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
1
hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary)
1
oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
1
saturnine(unstable, changeable, grumpy, temperamental)
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snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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acrid(grumpy, tetchy)
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chuffy(grumpy, tetchy)
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eristic(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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