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peevish(adjective, person, hurt, attitude)
34
irritable(adjective, person, hurt, attitude)
33
petulant(adjective, hurt, attitude, cross)
19
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
18
cantankerous(adjective, mean, attitude, cross)
18
cross(adjective, mean, hurt, keen, sharp)
18
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, hurt)
15
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, attitude, cross)
15
crabby(adjective, hurt, attitude, informal)
15
crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, short)
14
curmudgeonly(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
14
grouchy(adjective, attitude, cross, rude)
13
crusty(adjective, mean, cross, short)
11
whiny(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
10
disagreeable(adjective, attitude, short, unfriendly)
10
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, attitude)
9
pettish(adjective, hurt, cross, rude)
7
bearish(adjective, irritable, critical, grumpy)
7
captious(adjective, mean, cross, short)
7
churlish(adjective, mean, cross, rude)
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