1
refined
1
responsive
1
rough(irritable, touchy, irascible)
1
short(adjective, irritable, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
1
skittish
1
snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, grumpy, ill-tempered)
1
sour(irritable, touchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, irascible)
1
sympathetic
1
tactful
1
tense(adjective, cross, nervous, ill-tempered, jumpy)
1
tippy
1
ugly(mean, cross, irritable, abrupt, cranky)
1
vexed(adjective, short, faultfinding, caviling)
1
vexing
1
vinegary(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crabby, cantankerous)
1
waspy(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
0
abrasive
0
acid(grumpy, bad-tempered)
0
acidulated
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