4
dour(adjective, difficult, unstable, changeable, sullen)
4
downcast(adjective, upset, unstable, resentment, frustration)
4
edgy(adjective, mean, short, sensitive, irritable)
4
fault-finding(adjective, severe, cross, irritable, critical)
4
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, unstable)
4
glum(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, grumpy)
4
grumbling(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
4
hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
4
insulted(adjective, upset, cross, short, resentment)
4
irritated(noun, adjective)
4
pissed off(adjective, upset, resentment, frustration)
4
scratchy
4
terse(adjective, irritable, tetchy, snippy)
4
unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
4
unsociable(adjective, sullen, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
4
volatile(adjective, delicate, passionate, sensitive, unstable)
3
abused(adjective, upset, resentment, frustration)
3
angry(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
3
annoying
3
antagonistic(adjective, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome)
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