| belligerent(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, argumentative) |
| caustic(adjective, keen, sharp, unpleasant, lively) |
| disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
| mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross) |
| piqued(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, miserable) |
| quick(adjective, nervous, irritable, emotional, restless) |
| rude(adjective, abrupt, gruff, snappy, curt) |
| ugly(adjective, mean, low, attitude, gloomy) |
| uncivil(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque) |
| acid(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, grumpy) |
| blunt(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) |
| brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, vulnerable) |
| combative(adjective, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome) |
| cross-grained(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) |
| depressed(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable) |
| discourteous(adjective, straight, abrupt, gruff, brusque) |
| disgruntled(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry) |
| doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental) |
| dour(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed) |
| down(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable) |