6
waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
6
bitchy
6
crabbed(adjective, mean, delicate, rude, coarse)
6
despicable(adjective, mean, bad, nasty, awful)
6
feisty(adjective, irritable, spirited, touchy, testy)
6
malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, violent)
5
perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, firm)
5
balky(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude)
5
ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, informal, cross)
5
ill-tempered(adjective, mean, rude, unpleasant, coarse)
5
adverse(adjective, mean, informal, cross, negative)
5
contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
5
froward(adjective, support, attitude, cross, passionate)
5
grouchy(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
5
hostile(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
5
irascible(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
5
obnoxious(adjective, nasty, offensive, terrible, foul)
5
splenetic(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate, cross)
5
surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate)
5
unruly(adjective, difficult, negative, hostile, different)
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