10
freakish(adjective, characteristic, person, strange, behavior)
10
fretful(adjective, mean, attitude, informal, nervous)
10
gloomy(adjective, low, sad, feelings, miserable)
10
hot-tempered(adjective, upset, keen, sharp, lively)
10
morose(adjective, mean, low, difficult, informal)
10
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, negative, volatile, fiery)
10
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, keen, sharp, delicate)
10
sour(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
9
bearish(adjective, difficult, irritable, mood, touchy)
9
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
9
pettish(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
9
unhappy(adjective, feelings, discontented, resentful, dissatisfied)
9
weird(adjective, wild, strange, crazy, usual)
9
whiny(sullen, crabby, moody, sulky, peevish)
8
nasty(adjective, attitude, irritable, crabby)
8
contentious
8
crazy(adjective, characteristic, person, behavior)
8
idiosyncratic(adjective, wild, strange, crazy, usual)
8
ill-humored(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
8
ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal)
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