35
testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
33
irritable(adjective, mean, understanding, hurt, severe)
33
irascible(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
32
peevish(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
28
sensitive(adjective, kind, soft, easy, gentle)
25
petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
23
ticklish(adjective, understanding, kind, easy, gentle)
22
cantankerous(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
22
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
21
cross(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
21
delicate(adjective, understanding, soft, easy, keen)
21
snappish(adjective, mean, hurt, keen, sharp)
20
cranky(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
19
crusty(adjective, mean, coarse, irritable, sullen)
18
grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
17
choleric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
17
crabbed(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, rude)
17
precarious(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, difficult)
17
waspish(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, lively)
16
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
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