8
fretful(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, cross)
8
ill-humored(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
8
irascible(adjective, unpleasant, mad, sensitive, unstable)
8
moping(adjective, cross, gloomy, melancholy, depressed)
7
beetle-browed(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
7
blue(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, down)
7
crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, feelings, short)
7
frowning(adjective, evil, low, sad, cross)
7
low(adjective, feelings, gloomy, miserable, down)
7
obstinate(adjective, mean, irritable, sullen, crabby)
7
resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, mad)
7
sad(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
7
snappish(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, short)
6
cheerless(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
6
doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
6
dreary(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
6
glowering(adjective, upset, evil, hostile, ugly)
6
lugubrious(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
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