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209 entries under adjective topic. ×
| moody(cross, unpleasant, nervous, sensitive) | |
| pricky(sharp, thorny) | |
| querulous(cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| snappy(tough, harsh, cross, gloomy) | |
| sore(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| sour(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable) | |
| temperamental(unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable, ill-tempered) | |
| tender(painful, burning, stinging, tingly) | |
| tetchy(cross, nervous, sensitive, irritable) | |
| acanthoid | |
| acrimonious(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable) | |
| bearish(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| churlish(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy) | |
| coarse | |
| crotchety(tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| fretful(tough, harsh, cross, gloomy) | |
| grouchy(tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| hot-tempered(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, fiery) | |
| hypersensitive(sensitive, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| jagged |
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