26
peevish(adjective, mean, tough, delicate, cross)
26
testy(noun, adjective, mean, low, sad)
23
cross(noun, adjective, mean, low, sad)
23
petulant(adjective, mean, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
22
irascible(adjective, delicate, cross, speech, mad)
20
waspish(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, cruel)
19
irritable(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive, crabby)
18
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
17
cantankerous(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
17
choleric(adjective, low, sad, delicate, gloomy)
16
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, tough, delicate, cross)
16
crusty(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
15
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, mean, feeling)
15
crabby(adjective, cross, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
15
ill-tempered(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy)
15
snappish(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
14
crabbed(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
13
cranky(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
13
grouchy(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
12
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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