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3
bilious
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churlish(mean, cross, short, irritable)
3
derogatory
3
disagreeable(difficult, short, crabby, cranky)
3
disputatious(argumentative, quarrelsome, nit-picking, pharisaical)
3
edgy(mean, difficult, nervous, short)
3
fussy(severe, sharp, harsh, critical)
3
hair-splitting(nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic, overcritical)
3
pettifogging
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pettish(delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
3
picayune
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argumentative(contentious, quarrelsome)
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bearish(difficult, critical, crabby, cranky)
2
biting(mean, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
casuistic(false, sophisticated, empty, incorrect)
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contemptuous(mean, severe, sharp, harsh)
2
cutting(mean, severe, sharp, nasty)
2
deprecating(severe, cross, critical, contrary)
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evasive
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hairsplitting(severe, sharp, harsh, trivial)
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