30
testy(adjective, cross, irritable, quick, touchy)
28
irritable(adjective, cross, quick, touchy, bad-tempered)
27
irascible(adjective, cross, irritable, quick, touchy)
25
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
21
petulant(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, touchy)
20
peevish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical)
18
choleric(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy, volatile)
18
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, cross, irritable, quick)
18
snappish(adjective, mean, irritable, quick, critical)
18
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
16
hot-tempered(adjective, irritable, quick, touchy, volatile)
15
cranky(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
15
cantankerous(adjective, cross, irritable, quick, touchy)
15
crabby(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
15
cross(adjective, mean, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
15
crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
15
grouchy(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
14
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, abrupt)
12
crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, unstable, irritable)
12
crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
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