38
peevish(adjective, person, hurt, difficult, attitude)
34
irritable(adjective, person, hurt, difficult, attitude)
33
petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, cross)
29
irascible(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude, short)
29
testy(noun, adjective, mean, sharp, attitude)
22
snappish(adjective, keen, sharp, attitude, lively)
21
ill-tempered(adjective, person, attitude, cross, negative)
21
splenetic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, cruel)
19
short-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
18
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
18
cross(adjective, mean, hurt, keen, sharp)
18
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
17
impatient(adjective, person, negative, irritable, angry)
17
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, lively)
16
cranky(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, attitude)
15
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
15
crabby(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, informal)
15
crotchety(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
14
choleric(adjective, keen, sharp, lively, short)
14
crabbed(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
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