94 entries under touchy topic. ×

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snappish(adjective, sensitive, irritable, grumpy)
5
crotchety(adjective, mean, irritable, ugly)
5
peppery(adjective, feelings, irritable, bad-tempered)
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prickly(adjective, cross, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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temperamental(adjective, sensitive, irritable, bad-tempered)
5
thin-skinned(adjective, sensitive, irritable, testy)
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edgy(adjective, nervous, sensitive, irritable, tense)
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hot-tempered(adjective, mean, irritable, ugly, annoyed)
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impatient(adjective, nervous, short, sensitive, irritable)
4
sensitive(adjective, cross, ill-tempered, prickly)
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hypersensitive(adjective, sensitive, prickly, quick-tempered)
3
moody(adjective, cross, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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pesky(adjective, irritable, irascible)
3
quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, testy)
3
sullen(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
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annoyed(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry)
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delicate(sensitive, prickly, quick-tempered)
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ill-humored(cross, short, irritable, ugly)
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liverish(irritable, irascible)
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mean(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable, ugly)
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