| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) |
| crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unfriendly, irritable) |
| curmudgeonly |
| factious(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome) |
| ferocious(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) |
| fierce(adjective, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited) |
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, hostile) |
| martial |
| offensive(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violent, hostile) |
| passionate(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) |
| polemic(adjective, conflict, argumentative) |
| prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| provocative(adjective, debated) |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| snappish |
| splenetic |
| unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude) |
| warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) |
| bearish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) |