3
out of humour with(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative)
3
quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, irritable)
3
soured(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative)
3
stern
3
tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
3
uncivil(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy)
2
abstruse
2
argumentative
2
capricious(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
complex(adjective, difficult)
2
cross-grained
2
currish
2
cussed(mean, cross, rude, coarse, irritable)
2
disgruntled(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative)
2
disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
edge
2
excitable
2
feisty(irritable, touchy, testy)
2
forbidding(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, dark)
2
fouled up(expression, adjective, upset, disappointed, disheartened)
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