2
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
2
blacked off(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad temper)
2
choleric(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
2
contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
disgruntled(adjective, annoyed, offended, vexed, piqued)
2
disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
2
hostile(adjective, upset, negative, irritable, touchy)
2
huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, gloomy, unstable)
2
irascible(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
2
ornery(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
2
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, gloomy)
2
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky)
2
querulous(adjective, cross, short, hostile, irritable)
2
tetchy(adjective, cross, short, irritable, ugly)
1
acrid(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
1
aloof(adjective, negative, bad temper)
1
annoyed(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
1
argumental
1
argumentative
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