| testy(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) |
| touchy(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) |
| waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, cross) |
| animadversion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach) |
| aspersion(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach) |
| bad press(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure) |
| biting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross) |
| captiousness |
| censure(noun, cut, hit, reproach, disapproval) |
| condemnatory(severe, critical, disapproving, nit-picking, pharisaical) |
| contemptuous(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, harsh) |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| crabby(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) |
| crusty(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) |
| cutting(adjective, mean, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| depreciating(adjective, opinion, description, characterization, judgement) |
| disapproval(noun, censure, reproach, condemnation, disparagement) |