1
rash(adjective, excitable)
1
reckless(adjective, excitable)
1
saturnine(unstable, irritable, changeable, abrupt, gruff)
1
shirty
1
snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, brief, gruff)
1
snippety(irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff, sarcastic)
1
snippy(irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff, sarcastic)
1
spunky
1
tempestuous(adjective, excitable)
1
tense(adjective, cross, ill-tempered)
1
thin-skinned(adjective, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered, testy)
1
ugly(mean, cross, irritable, crabby, abrupt)
1
unfriendly(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
1
uptight(irritable, touchy, bad-tempered, testy)
1
waspy(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
0
acerb
0
acrid(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
0
aggressive
0
agitated(nervous, worried, restless)
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