4
sore(adjective, mad, bitter, heated, malicious)
4
vindictive(adjective, mean, nasty, cruel, vicious)
3
annoyed(adjective, mad, short, irritable, bitter)
3
barbed(adjective, mean, nasty, cruel, vicious)
3
brusque(adjective, tough, low, harsh, gloomy)
3
cankered
3
carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
3
caustic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, belligerent)
3
excitable(adjective, sensitive, volatile, fiery, temperamental)
3
fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, obstinate, crabby)
3
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, harsh, awkward)
3
harsh(adjective, tough, low, gloomy, depressed)
3
hateful(adjective, mean, mad, bitter, heated)
3
ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
3
infuriated(adjective, mad, heated, annoyed, furious)
3
lienal
3
malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, bitter, hurtful)
3
malign(adjective, mean, nasty, malicious, hurtful)
3
malignant(adjective, mean, nasty, malicious, hurtful)
3
mean(adjective, nasty, delicate, cross, nervous)
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