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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
11
sour(adjective, difficult, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
8
snappy(adjective, hurt, keen, nasty, difficult)
6
discontented(adjective, difficult, annoyed, irritated)
6
tart(adjective, unpleasant, effect, unfriendly, bitter)
6
whiny(difficult, sullen, crabby, moody)
5
caustic(adjective, keen, sharp, unpleasant, lively)
5
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
4
nasty(adjective, attitude, unpleasant, short, irritable)
4
uptight(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal, cross)
3
acerbic(adjective, speech, unpleasant, unfriendly, bitter)
3
carping(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
3
dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, cross, unhappy, negative)
3
fault-finding(adjective, mean, severe, cross, irritable)
3
unpleasant(adjective, unkind, cutting)
2
astringent(keen, sharp, unpleasant, lively, unfriendly)
2
biting(adjective, keen, sharp, unpleasant, lively)
2
complaining(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, negative)
2
cutting(adjective, speech, unpleasant, unfriendly, bitter)
2
fussy(adjective, difficult, complaining)
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