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testy(noun, adjective, difficult, cross)
15
touchy(adjective, difficult, cross, feelings)
14
petulant(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable)
13
cranky(adjective, informal, irritable, mood)
10
fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
9
bad-tempered(adjective, sensitive, irritable, touchy)
9
grumpy(adjective, informal, short, irritable)
8
quick-tempered(adjective, cross, feelings, short)
8
waspish(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable)
7
crusty(adjective, difficult, cross, short)
7
fretful(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
7
querulous(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
7
short-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
6
captious(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
6
crabbed(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable)
6
grouchy(adjective, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
6
ill-natured(adjective, cross, irritable, ugly)
6
splenetic(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
5
crotchety(adjective, irritable, ugly, touchy)
4
hot-tempered(adjective, irritable, ugly, annoyed)
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