137 entries under irritable topic. ×

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grumpy(adjective, mean, cross, touchy)
11
querulous(adjective, mean, cross, nervous)
11
splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, critical)
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, straight)
10
gruff(adjective, brief, touchy, grumpy)
9
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, touchy)
9
curt(adjective, brief, abrupt, gruff)
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disagreeable(adjective, difficult, touchy, grumpy)
9
moody(adjective, cross, unstable, changeable)
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passionate(adjective, touchy, volatile, fiery)
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surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
8
abrupt(adjective, brief, grumpy, gruff)
8
fretful(adjective, mean, cross, nervous)
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acrimonious(adjective, mean, cross, ugly)
7
brusque(adjective, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
7
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
7
hasty(adjective, cross, touchy, testy)
7
prickly(adjective, cross, grumpy, bad-tempered)
7
tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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bluff(adjective, brief, grumpy, gruff)
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