12
impatient(adjective, irritable, quick, touchy, volatile)
11
grumpy(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, touchy)
11
querulous(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
11
splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical)
11
temperamental(adjective, unstable, quick, changeable, touchy)
10
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, straight)
10
gruff(adjective, irritable, brief, touchy, grumpy)
10
ill-tempered(adjective, cross, unstable, quick, changeable)
9
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, touchy)
9
curt(adjective, irritable, brief, abrupt, gruff)
9
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
9
fiery(adjective, cross, quick, volatile, temperamental)
9
hotheaded(adjective, volatile, fiery, temperamental)
9
moody(adjective, cross, unstable, irritable, changeable)
9
passionate(adjective, irritable, touchy, volatile, fiery)
9
surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
8
abrupt(adjective, irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff)
8
fretful(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
8
volatile(adjective, quick, fiery, temperamental, excitable)
7
acrimonious(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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