| cankered |
| captious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive) |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) |
| cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) |
| caustic(adjective, irritable) |
| caviling(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, critical) |
| changeable(unstable, temperamental) |
| chesty |
| complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) |
| contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| contrary(mean, difficult, nervous, worried, critical) |
| critical(mean, difficult, nervous, irritable, worried) |
| cross-grained |
| difficult(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, crabby, cranky) |
| disdainful |
| displeased(adjective, cross, hot, mad, bitter) |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| dissentious(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) |
| dour(difficult, unstable, changeable, grumpy, crabby) |