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testy(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
16
irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, short)
15
touchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
14
petulant(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
12
choleric(adjective, cross, feelings, short)
11
pettish(adjective, short, prickly, quick-tempered)
10
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
10
irascible(adjective, cross, feelings, nervous, short)
9
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, irritable, touchy)
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quick-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, feelings, short)
8
waspish(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
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fretful(adjective, mean, cross, short)
7
querulous(adjective, mean, cross, short)
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captious(adjective, mean, cross, short)
6
crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
6
snappish(adjective, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, short)
5
prickly(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable)
5
temperamental(adjective, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
5
thin-skinned(adjective, irritable, touchy, testy)
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