11
temperamental(adjective, delicate, cross, unpleasant, passionate)
10
edgy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, awkward)
10
gruff(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy)
10
huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, mad, sensitive)
9
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, violent)
9
contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
9
hotheaded(adjective, mean, difficult, violent, irritable)
9
nasty(adjective, attitude, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
9
sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
9
tetchy(adjective, cross, feelings, nervous, short)
8
mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, attitude)
8
brusque(adjective, mean, evil, keen, sharp)
8
curt(adjective, keen, unpleasant, violent, anxious)
8
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant)
8
sulky(adjective, unpleasant, mad, sensitive, unstable)
8
sullen(adjective, mad, short, unstable, irritable)
7
abrupt(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
7
bellicose(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
7
bilious
7
captious(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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