8
uncontrollable(adjective, control, order, resist, wild)
8
wild(adjective, control, order, cross, resist)
7
contumacious(adjective, deliberate, determined, contrary, obstinate)
7
crabbed(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, short)
7
crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
7
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff)
7
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, short, irritable, abrupt)
7
indocile(adjective, control, order, cross, resist)
7
obstinate(adjective, control, order, mean, resist)
7
ornery(adjective, mean, informal, cross, irritable)
7
peckish
7
restive(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable, restless)
7
short-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
7
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
6
captious(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
6
contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile)
6
disorderly(adjective, control, order, cross, resist)
6
grouchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
grumpy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
naughty(adjective, bad, misbehaved)
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