10
touchy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, short)
10
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
10
complaining(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
10
ill-tempered(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh, cross)
10
whining(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
9
cranky(adjective, mean, attitude, informal, nervous)
9
antsy(adjective, upset, keen, violent, excited)
9
captious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
9
snappish(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh, awkward)
9
waspish(adjective, mean, attitude, cross, short)
8
agitated(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
8
cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
8
contrary(adjective, nervous, irritable, worried, restless)
8
itchy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
8
jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
8
on edge(expression, adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous)
8
restive(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
8
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
8
sullen(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, cross)
8
worried(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
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