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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| irascible | x/xx | Adjective, Adjective |
| choleric | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| short | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| exasperated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| touchy | /x | Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| brittle | /x | Adjective |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| hypersensitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| infuriated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| fussy | /x | Adjective |
| angered | /x | Verb |
| hot under the collar | //xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| angry | /x | Adjective |
| heated | /x | Adjective |
| furious | /xx | Adjective |
| raging | /x | Verb |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| blazing | /x | Adjective |
| off one's head | /// | Phrase |
| twitchy | /x | Adjective |
| wild | / | Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| irritated | /xxx | Verb |
| agitated | /xxx | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| rabid | /x | Adjective |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| resentful | x/x | Adjective |
| fuming | /x | Noun |
| wrath | / | Noun |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| heady | /x | Adjective |
| perturbed | x/ | Adjective |
| enraged | x/ | Adjective |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| aggravated | /xxx | Verb |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| hot and bothered | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| worked up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| livid | /x | Noun |
| irate | x/ | Adjective |
| fed up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| giddy | /x | Adjective |
| seething | /x | Verb |
| impatient | x/x | Adjective |
| in high dudgeon | x//x | Phrase, Adjective |
| distraught | x/ | Adjective |
| out of one's mind | //// | Phrase |
| fretful | /x | Adjective |
| edgy | /x | Adjective |
| windy | /x | Noun |
| hopping mad | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| berserk | x/ | Adverb |
| steamed up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| sick and tired | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| up in arms | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| stressful | /x | Adjective |
| bothered | /x | Verb |
| critical | /xx | Adjective |
| triggered | /x | Verb |
| apoplectic | xx/x | Adjective |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| wearing | /x | Verb |
| allergic | x/x | Adjective |
| ballistic | x/x | Noun |
| unsettled | x/x | Adjective |
| brassy | /x | Noun |
| crazed | / | Adjective |
| moody | /x | Name |
| intemperate | x/xx | Adjective |
| feeling | /x | Noun |
| queasy | /x | Adjective |
| fired up | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| febrile | /x | Adjective |
| feverish | /xx | Adjective |
| immoderate | x/xx | Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
