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- Thesaurus|1.4k
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76 entries under touchy topic. ×
| ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short) | |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, cross, unhappy, negative) | |
| fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, unstable) | |
| grumbling(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| froward(adjective, cross, passionate, unstable, irritable) | |
| hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, passionate, sensitive, unstable) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross) | |
| passionate(adjective, difficult, unstable, irritable, unpredictable) | |
| peppery(irritable, volatile, fiery, bad-tempered) | |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short) | |
| 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) |
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