2
tough(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
trying(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
2
unfriendly
2
uptight(adjective, upset, delicate, sensitive, hostile)
2
vicious(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
2
violent(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
2
volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, prickly)
1
abusive(adjective, blunt, impolite, ignorant, surly)
1
acerbate
1
acescent
1
acetous
1
acidulated(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative)
1
ambiguous
1
anile
1
anxious
1
austere
1
awkward(small, restricted, grumpy, bad-tempered, confined)
1
balked(upset, disappointed, disheartened, unsatisfied, unfulfilled)
1
balled-up
1
balled up
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