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63 entries under ill-tempered topic. ×
| disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| exasperated(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| fiery(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| fretting(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, awkward) | |
| grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hasty(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| morose(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| ornery(difficult, unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable, crabby) | |
| plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| resentful(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| snippy(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| sulky(unpleasant, sensitive, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy) | |
| tense(adjective, cross, nervous, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional) |
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