50 entries under irritable topic. ×

11
querulous(adjective, mean, hard, difficult)
10
fretful(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
8
complaining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult)
5
peevish(adjective, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
5
petulant(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
4
carping(noun, adjective, mean, difficult)
4
grousing(noun, adjective, mean, difficult)
2
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, crabby, cranky)
2
crabby(adjective, sullen, grumpy, cranky)
2
cross(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
2
fault-finding(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
2
fractious(adjective, mean, sullen, cranky)
2
grumpy(adjective, mean, crabby, cranky)
2
ill-natured(adjective, mean, obstinate, crabby)
2
splenetic(adjective, mean, obstinate, crabby)
2
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
2
touchy(adjective, mean, sullen, cranky)
2
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
1
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
1
captious(adjective, mean, difficult, critical)
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