| fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross) |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, irritable, sullen, offended) |
| moody(noun, adjective, hurt, sharp, cross) |
| thin-skinned(adjective, hurt, difficult, passionate, sensitive) |
| touch-and-go(adjective, easy, delicate, uncertain, awkward) |
| chancy(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unstable) |
| hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, unpleasant) |
| quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, disagreeable, contrary, belligerent) |
| bearish(adjective, sharp, difficult, cross, irritable) |
| emotional(adjective, understanding, kind, keen, fine) |
| fretful(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, short) |
| nervous(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible) |
| passionate(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, informal) |
| whiny(sullen, crabby, moody, sulky, peevish) |
| captious(adjective, mean, severe, short, sensitive) |
| critical(adjective, mean, bad, difficult, delicate) |
| perilous(adjective, delicate, wild, uncertain, sensitive) |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, short, emotional) |
| tender(adjective, kind, caring, loving, painful) |
| tense(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible) |