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- Thesaurus|1.4k
- Abbreviations|0
99 entries under crabby topic. ×
| angry(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross) | |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short) | |
| ugly(adjective, upset, mean, difficult, attitude) | |
| ungracious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross) | |
| exasperated(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, short) | |
| growling(mean, irritable, cranky, testy) | |
| obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short) | |
| out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean) | |
| plaintive(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| pouting(adjective, moody, sulky, peevish) | |
| tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, angry) | |
| caviling(adjective, mean, severe, cross, irritable) | |
| changeable(adjective, cross, passionate, miserable, unstable) | |
| critical(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, irritable) |
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