| peevish(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) |
| sarcastic(adjective, mean, severe, nasty, cross) |
| trenchant(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| complaining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult) |
| cross(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, negative) |
| cynical(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| finicky(adjective, severe, harsh, cross, critical) |
| nagging(noun, adjective, severe, harsh, cross) |
| cavil(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast) |
| censuring |
| choleric(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross) |
| deprecating(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| deprecatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| fussy(adjective, severe, difficult, harsh, critical) |
| hair-splitting(noun, adjective, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic) |
| hypercriticism(noun, disapprobation) |
| irritable(adjective, mean, severe, cross, critical) |
| picky(adjective, critical) |
| strict |
| whining(noun, verb, adjective, mean, difficult) |