3
fretful(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy)
3
grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
3
hot-tempered(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, fiery)
3
hypersensitive(adjective, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
3
jagged(adjective, sharp)
3
muricate
3
prickling(adjective, stinging, smarting)
3
quick-tempered(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable, emotional)
3
smooth(adjective, sensation)
3
spiculate
3
surly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant)
3
tingling(adjective, stinging, itchy, smarting)
2
aching(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
acid(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
aculeate
2
agonizing(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
annoying(adjective, thorny, spiky, spiny)
2
arduous(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
awful(adjective, painful, burning, stinging, tingly)
2
bitchy(adjective, irritable)
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