7
contrary(adjective, difficult, sullen, crabby, cranky)
7
hasty(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
7
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, crabby)
7
perverse(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
7
pettish(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
7
pugnacious(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
7
sour(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, sullen)
7
spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable)
7
ugly(adjective, attitude, irritable, touchy, crabby)
6
acid(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, unfriendly)
6
belligerent(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bitter, aggressive)
6
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
6
hostile(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, unfriendly)
6
huffish
6
snappy(adjective, keen, difficult, attitude, cross)
6
volatile(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, restless)
5
acerbic(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, unfriendly)
5
argumentative(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
5
bitter(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, mad)
5
caustic(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, nasty)
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