| biting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| casuistic(adjective, false, sophisticated, empty, incorrect) |
| contemptuous(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, harsh) |
| cutting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| deprecating(adjective, severe, cross, critical, contrary) |
| evasive(adjective, trifling) |
| hairsplitting(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, trivial) |
| ill-humoured |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) |
| impatient(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable, touchy) |
| judgmental(adjective, critical) |
| malicious(adjective, misleading) |
| mean(adjective, smooth, evil, sharp, smart) |
| misleading |
| moody(adjective, sensitive, sullen, crabby, sulky) |
| ornery(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) |
| pedantic(adjective, trivial, critical, overcritical, censorious) |
| pugnacious(argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome, irascibility) |
| quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable) |
| sardonic(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, bitter) |