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111 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×
| annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| crude(adjective, rude, coarse, polite, angry) | |
| difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive) | |
| exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, emotional) | |
| fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| hasty(adjective, rough, cross, short, irritable) | |
| nasty-tempered(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short) | |
| out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean) | |
| oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, short, sensitive) | |
| sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| tough(adjective, hard, severe, harsh, cruel) | |
| trying(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy) | |
| uptight(adjective, upset, difficult, delicate, rude) |
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