71 entries under unstable topic. ×

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irritable(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
43
testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
37
irascible(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
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cross(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
28
crabby(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
28
touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
24
cantankerous(adjective, severe, difficult, attitude, delicate)
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crabbed(adjective, hurt, attitude, delicate, cross)
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moody(noun, adjective, upset, hurt, cross)
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impatient(adjective, passionate, short, sensitive)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
10
temperamental(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive)
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morose(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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excitable(adjective, difficult, passionate, irritable)
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mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
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sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, passionate)
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gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, awkward)
5
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
5
piqued(noun, adjective, cross, short)
4
capricious(adjective, mean, cross, passionate, corrupt)
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