3
bitchy(adjective, irritable)
3
cross-grained(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
3
hasty(adjective, cross, passionate, irritable, emotional)
3
ill-humoured
3
loutish(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh)
3
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, irritable, grim)
3
prickly(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
3
tart(adjective, irritable)
3
ugly(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
2
beastly(adjective, rough, cruel, vicious, fierce)
2
bellicose(adjective, irritable)
2
bitter(adjective, irritable)
2
brutal(adjective, rough, crude, discourtesy)
2
captious(adjective, difficult, critical, crabby, cranky)
2
cavalier
2
chubby(adjective, round, fat, stout, overweight)
2
clodhopping(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
2
coarse(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh)
2
contrary(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, crabby)
2
crude(adjective, hard, rough, rude, cruel)
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