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74 entries under tetchy topic. ×
| surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate) | |
| snappy(adjective, hurt, nasty, difficult, attitude) | |
| prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, upset, delicate, cross, short) | |
| abrupt(adjective, irritable, snippy) | |
| brusque(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, rude) | |
| morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, unstable) | |
| gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, awkward) | |
| harsh(unfriendly, grumpy, bad-tempered, spiteful) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short) | |
| quick(irritable, snippy, irascibility) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| terse(adjective, irritable, snippy) | |
| unsociable(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| blunt(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| cynical(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| snippy(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, ill-tempered) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| saturnine(unstable, changeable, grumpy, bad-tempered, temperamental) | |
| acrid(grumpy, bad-tempered) |
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