| whiny(difficult, critical, discontented, complaining, nit-picking) |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| censoriousness(noun, disapprobation) |
| criticizing(verb, adjective, critical, dissatisfied, complaining) |
| deprecative(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| depreciatory(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| fastidious(adjective, disapprobation) |
| grousing(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, cross) |
| grumbling(noun, verb, adjective, difficult, cross) |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky) |
| hairsplitting(noun, nitpicking) |
| harsh(adjective, critical) |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) |
| ill-tempered(adjective, cross, short-tempered) |
| judgemental(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| petulant(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) |
| sardonic(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, bitter) |
| severe(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) |
| splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) |
| stricture(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach) |