- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.1k
- Abbreviations|0
67 entries under crabby topic. ×
| sour(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable) | |
| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| crotchety(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| fretful(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy) | |
| grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable, emotional) | |
| surly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant) | |
| choleric(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable, emotional) | |
| grumpy(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable) | |
| huffy(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive) | |
| ill-natured(difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, cranky) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, emotional) | |
| oversensitive(adjective, cross, nervous, sensitive, emotional) | |
| annoyed(adjective, rough, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| captious(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward, sensitive) | |
| carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| contrary(difficult, cranky) |
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