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carping(noun, adjective, cut, mean, hit)
8
captious(adjective, mean, harsh, irritable)
8
critical(adjective, mean, harsh, irritable)
5
nagging(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
5
overcritical(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
4
censorious(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
4
cross(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
4
finicky(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
4
hypercritical(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
3
disparaging(adjective, harsh, cross, critical)
3
hairsplitting(noun, harsh, critical, demanding)
3
nit-picking(noun, adjective, cut, hit)
3
peevish(adjective, mean, cross, short)
2
contrary(mean, cross, nervous, worried)
2
demanding(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
2
exacting(harsh, cross, critical, contrary)
2
fault-finding(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
2
fussy(harsh, critical, demanding, unfavorable)
2
niggling(harsh, critical, demanding, unfavorable)
2
perverse(mean, cross, nervous, critical)
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