8
fastidious(adjective, careful, demanding, meticulous, fussy)
8
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
8
overcritical(adjective, praise, severe, harsh, cross)
8
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
8
severe(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh)
8
snappish(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
8
splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate)
8
whiny(difficult, critical, sullen, crabby, moody)
7
choleric(adjective, sharp, difficult, harsh, delicate)
7
irascible(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
7
picky(adjective, critical, demanding, meticulous, fussy)
7
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
contentious(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome, irascibility)
6
contrary(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, critical)
6
crabbed(adjective, mean, tough, delicate, cross)
6
cranky(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
6
crusty(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
6
cynical(adjective, mean, tough, severe, sharp)
6
exacting(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical)
6
grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, delicate)
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