7
crusty(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby, cranky)
7
snappish(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky)
7
turbulent(adjective, difficult, hostile, irritable, disagreeable)
6
controversial(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
6
crabbed(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
6
curmudgeonly
6
dyspeptic
6
eristic(adjective, difficult, conflict, unfriendly, bold)
6
factious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
6
militant(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, cross)
6
ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
6
passionate(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable, disagreeable)
5
crotchety(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
5
gladiatorial(adjective, difficult, energetic, vigorous, irritable)
5
grumpy(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
5
hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, sensitive)
5
martial
5
perverse(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky, argumentative)
5
polemic(adjective, conflict, discord, argumentative)
5
polemical(adjective, conflict, argumentative, contentious)
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