| crusty(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby, cranky) |
| snappish(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky) |
| turbulent(adjective, difficult, hostile, irritable, disagreeable) |
| controversial(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative) |
| crabbed(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant) |
| curmudgeonly |
| dyspeptic |
| eristic(adjective, difficult, conflict, unfriendly, bold) |
| factious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative) |
| militant(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, cross) |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) |
| passionate(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable, disagreeable) |
| crotchety(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered) |
| gladiatorial(adjective, difficult, energetic, vigorous, irritable) |
| grumpy(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered) |
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, sensitive) |
| martial |
| perverse(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky, argumentative) |
| polemic(adjective, conflict, discord, argumentative) |
| polemical(adjective, conflict, argumentative, contentious) |