1
sullen(mean, short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
surly(mean, short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
testy(mean, severe, cross, short, irritable)
1
tetchy(mean, short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
touchy(mean, severe, cross, short, irritable)
1
trifling
1
trivial
1
verbal disapproval(noun, expression, cut, hit, censure)
1
very critical(expression, severe, cross, critical, contrary)
1
vitriol(noun, cut, hit, censure, reproach)
1
waspish(mean, short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
waspy(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
1
whining(mean, irritable, critical, sullen, cranky)
1
zapper(noun, cut, hit, censure, blast)
0
agitated(nervous, worried, restless)
0
analytical
0
annoyed(short, faultfinding)
0
anxious(nervous, worried, restless)
0
argumentative(contentious, quarrelsome)
0
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