82 entries under touchy topic. ×

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piqued(adjective, hurt, cross, short, angry)
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uptight(adjective, hard, annoy, difficult, delicate)
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curt(adjective, hurt, cross, short, angry)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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exasperated(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, short)
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hot-tempered(adjective, difficult, irritable, annoyed)
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morose(adjective, mean, cross, hostile, irritable)
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prickly(adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, short, sensitive)
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vexed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, vulnerable)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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gloomy(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, vulnerable)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, irritable)
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hot(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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moody(adjective, hurt, cross, short, sensitive)
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offended(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
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