79 entries under bad-tempered topic. ×

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peppery(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, violent)
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acid(adjective, irritable, grumpy, tetchy)
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annoyed(adjective, hurt, sharp, cross, short)
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disputatious(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
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mean(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant, passionate)
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oversensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
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tart(adjective, irritable, grumpy, tetchy)
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brusque(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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carping(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous)
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snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, surly)
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trying(delicate, awkward, uneasy, tricky, grumpy)
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complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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ill-humored(adjective, cross, unpleasant, short, unstable)
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spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, soft, cross, sensitive)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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gloomy(adjective, cross, unstable, emotional, changeable)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, sullen)
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