6
nettlesome
5
indomitable(adjective, cross, violent, wild, restless)
5
mean(adjective, cross, hostile, irritable, critical)
5
mutinous
5
prickly(adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
5
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, nasty, difficult)
5
stubborn(adjective, violent, wild, deliberate, determined)
5
sulky(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
5
untoward(adjective, control, order, resist, peace)
5
whiny(adjective, irritable, sullen, crabby, moody)
4
antagonistic(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome)
4
awkward(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, adverse)
4
bearish(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unusual)
4
cross-grained(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
4
cynical
4
difficult(adjective, tough, irritable, obstinate, stubborn)
4
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, irritable)
4
excitable(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
4
froward(adjective, cross, deliberate, determined, irritable)
4
headstrong(adjective, violent, wild, deliberate, determined)
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