60 entries under cranky topic. ×

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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
14
churlish(adjective, difficult, cross, speech, rude)
14
sour(adjective, difficult, irritable, critical, sullen)
13
disagreeable(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, unpleasant)
13
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
12
ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
12
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable)
12
surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
11
snappy(adjective, hurt, nasty, difficult, attitude)
9
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
8
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
7
morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, unstable)
6
complaining(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
6
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
5
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
4
contrary(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
4
dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, cross, unhappy, negative)
4
dour(adjective, difficult, unstable, changeable, sullen)
4
grumbling(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
3
carping(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
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