74 entries under tetchy topic. ×

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surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
11
snappy(adjective, hurt, nasty, difficult, attitude)
9
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
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quick-tempered(adjective, upset, delicate, cross, short)
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abrupt(adjective, irritable, snippy)
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brusque(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, rude)
7
morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, unstable)
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gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, awkward)
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harsh(unfriendly, grumpy, bad-tempered, spiteful)
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ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
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quick(irritable, snippy, irascibility)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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terse(adjective, irritable, snippy)
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unsociable(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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blunt(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered)
2
cynical(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered)
2
snippy(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, ill-tempered)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant)
1
saturnine(unstable, changeable, grumpy, bad-tempered, temperamental)
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acrid(grumpy, bad-tempered)
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