4
ornery(adjective, mean, informal, cross, rude)
4
oversensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
4
quick(nervous, irritable, emotional, restless, volatile)
4
ratty(adjective, short, irritable, crabby, cantankerous)
4
responsive(adjective, understanding, kind, keen, fine)
4
sour(adjective, irritable, sullen, crabby, sulky)
4
sticky(difficult, delicate, awkward, uneasy, tricky)
4
stormy(adjective, mean, passionate, violent, wild)
4
supersensitive(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
4
tart(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
4
thorny(bad, delicate, heavy, awkward, tricky)
4
troublesome(awkward, irritable, uneasy, uncomfortable, irascible)
4
unsure(adjective, open, delicate, uncertain, nervous)
4
vexed(adjective, cross, short, angry, sulky)
4
volcanic(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
3
acerbic(adjective, irritable)
3
aggrieved(adjective, complaint, grievance, grudge)
3
angry(adjective, mean, hurt, keen, sharp)
3
anxious(adjective, uncertain, nervous, unsettled, worried)
3
apprehensive(adjective, uncertain, nervous, worried, hesitant)
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