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- Thesaurus|1.4k
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108 entries under difficult topic. ×
| scrappy(irritable, critical, restless, aggressive) | |
| stuffy(crabby, cranky) | |
| unruly(irritable, restless, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| waspy(mean, irritable, critical, crabby) | |
| being disagreeable(expression, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| bemoaning(critical, complaining) | |
| cat-and-dog(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| confrontational(irritable, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| crying(critical, complaining) | |
| eristic(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| gladiatorial(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| grumbly(critical, complaining) | |
| hard to please(expression, idiom, critical, complaining) | |
| have chip on shoulder(expression, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| huffy irascible(expression, critical, complaining) | |
| negative(critical, complaining) | |
| out of sorts peevish(expression, idiom, critical, complaining) | |
| ructious(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| tempestuous(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| thin-skinned touchy(expression, critical, complaining) |
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