1
exact
1
exceptious
1
exceptive(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
1
fallacious
1
false
1
fickle
1
finical(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
1
fussbudgety(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
1
groundless
1
grousing(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, critical)
1
grumbling(difficult, critical, sullen, crabby, moody)
1
hard to please(expression, idiom, critical, meticulous, fussy)
1
hazardous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
hedging
1
hostile(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter, argumentative)
1
hot-tempered
1
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
1
humbling
1
hypercritic
1
hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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