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64 entries under irritable topic. ×
| spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, bad-tempered) | |
| tart(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| acerbic | |
| annoyed(adjective, rough, cross, emotional) | |
| bellicose | |
| bitter | |
| blunt(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy) | |
| brusque(tough, harsh, unpleasant, awkward) | |
| dour(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward) | |
| fiery(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| impatient(adjective, nervous, sensitive, tense) | |
| petty | |
| saturnine(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy) | |
| snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| snippy(unpleasant, disagreeable, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| sulky(unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable, grumpy) | |
| vinegary(difficult, grumpy, crabby, cranky) | |
| easily upset(expression, sensitive, touchy, fiery) | |
| hot-blooded(fiery, argumentative, quarrelsome) |
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