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60 entries under surly topic. ×
| unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude) | |
| 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) | |
| uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross) | |
| exasperated(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, short) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short) | |
| out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean) | |
| plaintive(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, angry) | |
| cussed(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant) | |
| disobliging(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude) | |
| easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive) | |
| fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary) | |
| oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional) | |
| snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
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