12
querulous
12
snappish
11
choleric
11
churlish(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
11
grumpy(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
11
ill-humoured
11
splenetic
9
ill-natured(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
8
abrupt(adjective, gruff, brusque)
8
brusque(adjective, abrupt, gruff)
8
curt(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
8
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
7
fractious(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
7
rude(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
6
acrimonious
6
bearish(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
6
bilious
6
dyspeptic
6
moody
6
quarrelsome
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