2
volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable, tricky)
2
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
abusive(adjective, mean, sharp, cross, vicious)
1
acid(adjective, grumpy, tetchy)
1
and Irish cranky
1
antagonistic(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
awkward(difficult, irritable, irrational, grumpy, cranky)
1
bad-mannered
1
barbarous(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome)
1
being disagreeable(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
1
bellicose(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
1
belligerent(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
1
black
1
brawling(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
1
bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
1
callous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
1
cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
1
caviling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
1
combative(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
1
contemptible(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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