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158 entries under adjective topic. ×
| terse(irritable, tetchy, snippy) | |
| volcanic | |
| acidulous | |
| and Irish cranky | |
| angry(mean, cross, unstable, irritable) | |
| ardent | |
| capricious(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| carping(mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| disputatious(cross, ill-tempered) | |
| emotional | |
| fault-finding(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky) | |
| high-strung | |
| hot(cross, ill-tempered) | |
| irritated | |
| nervous(worried, restless, excitable) | |
| obstreperous(difficult, irritable, grumpy) | |
| ornery(mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| peremptory | |
| piqued(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| sour(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) |
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