2
thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
2
wild(adjective, irritable, restless, unruly, peevish)
1
acrimonious
1
annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
1
bad tempered(expression, adjective, idiom, petulant, dissatisfied)
1
bearish
1
being disagreeable(expression, adjective, difficult, turbulent, belligerent)
1
bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
1
brawling(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
1
brusque(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
1
bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
1
carping(adjective, dissatisfied, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
cat-and-dog(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
1
catty
1
combative(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
1
contrary(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
1
crank
1
dicey(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
1
difficult(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable)
1
disgruntled(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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