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111 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×
| harsh(adjective, mean, tough, rough, low) | |
| curt(adjective, hurt, rough, cross, rude) | |
| querulous(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude) | |
| rough(adjective, nasty, dark, unpleasant, horrible) | |
| saturnine(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty) | |
| ungracious(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| unsociable(adjective, person, mean, tough, nasty) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, bad, tough, wrong) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, sadness, hostile) | |
| fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross) | |
| short(adjective, hurt, rough, cross, unpleasant) | |
| impolite(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, polite) | |
| vicious(adjective, mean, harsh, unpleasant, cruel) | |
| whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| acid(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, irritable) | |
| blunt(adjective, tough, rough, harsh, rude) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant) | |
| sharp(adjective, rough, short, hostile, irritable) | |
| bellicose(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, difficult) | |
| contentious(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) |
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