7
brusque(adjective, irritable, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
7
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
7
hasty(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy, testy)
7
prickly(adjective, cross, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
7
rude(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
7
tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
6
bluff(adjective, irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff)
6
churlish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
6
contentious(adjective, cross, ill-tempered)
6
ill-humoured
6
ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
5
discourteous(adjective, straight, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
5
excitable(adjective, volatile, fiery, temperamental, excitable)
5
harsh(adjective, irritable, touchy, grumpy, bad-tempered)
5
quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, touchy, volatile, fiery)
5
snappy(adjective, mean, cross, straight, irritable)
4
acid(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
4
bilious
4
captious(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
4
dyspeptic(adjective, cross, ill-tempered)
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