| low-spirited(adjective, upset, resentment, frustration) |
| murmuring(adjective, grumpy, testy, grouchy) |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, cross) |
| passionate(adjective, difficult, unstable, irritable, unpredictable) |
| peppery(irritable, touchy, volatile, fiery, bad-tempered) |
| pert(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent) |
| pesky |
| pestering |
| pestiferous |
| pugnacious(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent) |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short) |
| saucy(adjective, mad, bold, naughty, impudent) |
| spiteful(adjective, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable) |
| ugly(adjective, upset, mean, difficult, attitude) |
| ungracious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) |
| unpleasant |
| uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross) |
| wayward(irritable, restless, obstinate, stubborn, willful) |
| and Irish cranky |
| bad tempered(expression, idiom, annoyed, irritated, discontented) |