8
fretful(adjective, hasty, irascibility)
8
petulant(adjective, difficult, passionate, unstable, irritable)
8
quick(adjective, upset, nervous, emotional, volatile)
8
restless(adjective, upset, excited, nervous, sensitive)
8
skittish(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
7
hot-blooded(adjective, moving, intense, passionate, violent)
7
hot-tempered(adjective, upset, intense, violent, hot)
7
spooky
6
combustible(adjective, intense, violent, hot, fierce)
6
cranky(adjective, irritable, volatile, fiery, temperamental)
6
enthusiastic(adjective, upset, moving, intense, energetic)
6
huffy(adjective, difficult, sensitive, turbulent, belligerent)
6
inflammable(adjective, upset, nervous, sensitive, emotional)
6
moody(adjective, upset, nervous, sensitive, emotional)
6
neurotic(adjective, upset, passionate, anxious, crazy)
6
overstrung(adjective, upset, crazy, nervous, sensitive)
6
passionate(adjective, upset, moving, difficult, enthusiastic)
6
waspish(adjective, volatile, fiery, hasty, temperamental)
5
apprehensive(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, tense)
5
explosive(adjective, passionate, unstable, unpredictable, unreliable)
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