2
harsh(adjective, tough, gloomy, depressed, sullen)
2
huffish
2
ill-mannered
2
liverish(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
2
lugubrious(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, attitude, unstable)
2
piqued(adjective, mad, unstable, heated, changeable)
2
prickly(adjective, cross, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
2
rough(adjective, hard, nasty, rude, cruel)
2
sharp(adjective, irritable, bad-tempered, short-tempered)
2
tart(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
2
uncooperative(irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
unsociable(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, coarse)
2
vexed(adjective, mad, short, heated, furious)
2
vicious(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
2
violent(adjective, passionate, fierce, vehement)
2
whining(adjective, grumpy, crabby, testy, sulky)
1
abusive
1
acerbic
1
acrid(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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