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- Thesaurus|1.4k
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60 entries under cranky topic. ×
| disgruntled(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross) | |
| spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable) | |
| ugly(adjective, upset, mean, difficult, attitude) | |
| griping(irritable, annoyed, discontented, resentful) | |
| growling(mean, irritable, crabby, testy) | |
| obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| truculent(difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| critical(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, irritable) | |
| cussed(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| stuffy(difficult, crabby) | |
| waspy(mean, difficult, irritable, critical, crabby) | |
| childish(mean, irritable, crabby, testy) | |
| ogre(mean, irritable, touchy, crabby) | |
| out-of-sorts(irritable, crabby, nit-picking, pharisaical) | |
| pertinacious(mean, irritable, obstinate, stubborn, crabby) | |
| vinegarish(difficult, crabby) | |
| vinegary(difficult, crabby) |
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