7
carping(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
7
critical(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
7
crotchety(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
7
moody(adjective, mean, cross, hostile, emotional)
7
sulky(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, cross)
7
tense(adjective, upset, cross, excited, anxious)
7
tetchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, sensitive)
7
unquiet(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
6
apprehensive(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
6
disagreeable(adjective, attitude, short, faultfinding, caviling)
6
fussy(adjective, difficult, critical, particular, meticulous)
6
grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
6
jittery(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
6
perverse(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, nervous)
5
crabbed(adjective, mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
5
crusty(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
5
faultfinding(adjective, upset, unhappy, nervous, short)
5
huffy(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
5
ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
5
mean(adjective, attitude, informal, cross, nervous)
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