8
tart(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
8
temperamental(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant)
7
curt(adjective, hurt, cross, rude, unpleasant)
7
dour(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
7
ill-humoured
7
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
7
nasty(adjective, mean, rough, attitude, dark)
7
sulky(adjective, mean, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
6
abrupt(adjective, angry, blunt, impolite, brief)
6
acerbic(adjective, irritable)
6
acid(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
6
captious(adjective, mean, tough, delicate, cross)
6
caustic(adjective, irritable, discourtesy)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, short)
6
fussy
6
huffish(adjective, hurt, cross, short, angry)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
6
short(adjective, hurt, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable)
5
impatient(adjective, sensitive, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
5
perverse(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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