2
fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
fickle(adjective, careless, unstable, unreasonable, unpredictable)
2
flaky(careless, unstable, unreasonable, unpredictable, changeable)
2
funny
2
hostile
2
idiosyncratic
2
impracticable(obstinacy, misjudgment)
2
irregular
2
maggoty
2
mean(cross, unpleasant, nervous, irritable, disagreeable)
2
notional(careless, unstable, unreasonable, unpredictable, changeable)
2
oddball
2
peckish(adjective, irritable, touchy, cranky, snappy)
2
singular
2
uncivil
2
unconventional
2
unsociable(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
2
vagarious(careless, unstable, unreasonable, unpredictable, changeable)
2
vinegarish(difficult, crabby, cranky)
1
abnormal
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