65 entries under irritable topic. ×

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disgruntled(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, cross, short)
6
querulous(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
6
splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
5
acrimonious(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
5
ornery(adjective, mean, informal, unpleasant, sensitive)
4
complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy)
4
dissatisfied(adjective, annoyed, cranky, discontented)
4
mean(adjective, unpleasant, sensitive, disagreeable)
3
annoyed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
3
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, mean, unstable)
3
short-tempered(adjective, mean, unstable, changeable)
2
bearish(adjective, bad-tempered, abrupt, gruff)
2
grousing(mean, annoyed, irritated, cranky)
2
grumbling(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry)
2
huffy(adjective, mean, mad, sensitive, unstable)
2
pertinacious(mean, crabby, cranky, testy)
2
tetchy(adjective, mean, sensitive, crabby)
2
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, sensitive)
2
waspish(adjective, mean, cross, short)
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