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| acrimonious(mean, cross, irritable, contrary) | |
| calumniatory(adjective, harsh, critical, demanding) | |
| cantankerous(mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| cavillous(adjective, harsh, cross, critical) | |
| choleric(harsh, short, critical, demanding) | |
| complaining(verb, mean, nervous, irritable) | |
| crabby(mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| disapproving(harsh, critical, demanding, dissatisfied) | |
| exceptive(adjective, harsh, cross, critical) | |
| irritable(mean, cross, nervous, short) | |
| petulant(adjective, mean, cross, irritable) | |
| reproachful(adjective, harsh, critical, demanding) | |
| testy(mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| touchy(mean, cross, short, irritable) | |
| very critical(expression, cross, critical, contrary) | |
| condemnatory(adjective, critical, disapproving, nit-picking) | |
| culpatory(adjective, critical, disapproving, nit-picking) | |
| deprecating(cross, contrary) |
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