82 entries under touchy topic. ×

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crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, nervous)
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ill-tempered(adjective, attitude, cross, short, angry)
10
dissatisfied(verb, adjective, bad, hard, difficult)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, bad, hurt, cross)
9
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, short, unfriendly)
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grumbling(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
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plaintive(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
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surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
8
tetchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, sensitive)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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disgruntled(adjective, upset, bad, hurt, cross)
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snappy(adjective, mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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sulky(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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sullen(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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bearish(adjective, hard, difficult, cross, passionate)
5
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, cross)
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