2
whimpering(difficult, critical, complaining)
2
wild(irritable, restless, peevish)
1
acid(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
acrid(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
1
acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
1
active(anxious, unsettled, restless, uneasy, unruly)
1
aghast(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
1
agog(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
1
alarmed(adjective, anxious, awkward, nervous, unstable)
1
and Irish cranky
1
antsy-pantsy
1
appetent(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
1
ardent(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
1
athirst(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
1
avid(adjective, keen, violent, excited, anxious)
1
awkward(tough, harsh, irritable, unsettled, restless)
1
bad tempered(expression, idiom, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
basket case(expression, upset, excited, anxious, nervous)
1
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
1
beetle-browed(adjective, sullen)
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