| short-tempered(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable, worried) |
| snappish(adjective, mean, anxious, short, sensitive) |
| troubled(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried) |
| twitchy(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, agitated) |
| volcanic(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile) |
| whiny(difficult, critical, sour, discontented, uptight) |
| wound up(expression, adjective, excited, anxious, pressure) |
| abrupt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) |
| afraid(adjective, anxious, awkward, unsettled, worried) |
| brittle(adjective, tense, excitable) |
| captious(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous, short) |
| chafing(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) |
| combustible(adjective, excitable) |
| concerned(adjective, excited, anxious, worried, shaky) |
| eager(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, irritable) |
| explosive(adjective, excitable) |
| fierce(nervous, emotional, restless, volatile, fiery) |
| grumpy(adjective, sensitive, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered) |
| highly-strung |
| hot-tempered(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, nervous) |