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202 entries under adjective topic. ×
| nit-picking(severe, harsh, cross, critical) | |
| quibbling(description, trifling, characterization, judgement) | |
| crotchety(mean, tough, difficult, harsh) | |
| demanding(severe, harsh, critical, meticulous) | |
| disparaging(mean, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| fractious(mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| ill-tempered(short, grumpy, crabby, sulky) | |
| niggling(severe, sharp, harsh, critical) | |
| tetchy(mean, cross, short, sensitive) | |
| acrimonious(mean, tough, severe, sharp) | |
| capricious(description, caprice, characterization, judgement) | |
| cavilling | |
| confusing(tricky, misleading) | |
| curmudgeonly | |
| harsh(tough, severe, awkward, irritable) | |
| nagging(severe, harsh, cross, critical) | |
| petty | |
| quarrelsome(difficult, irritable, touchy, crabby) | |
| short-tempered(mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| sophistic(false, hollow, incorrect, untrue) |
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