| bellicose(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) |
| brusque(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite) |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) |
| fault-finding(adjective, mean, severe, cross, irritable) |
| fidgety(adjective, nervous, emotional, tense, restless) |
| hot-blooded(adjective, irritable, inflamed, cranky, argumentative) |
| itchy(adjective, annoyed, irritated, edgy, intolerant) |
| obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy) |
| on thin ice(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, uncertain) |
| overwrought(adjective, unstable, tense, unpredictable, volatile) |
| perturbable(adjective, sensitive, impatient, offended, petulant) |
| piqued(adjective, hurt, cross, miserable, short) |
| rude(adjective, coarse, irritable, sullen, boorish) |
| snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, surly) |
| spirited(keen, sharp, lively) |
| tight |
| trying(delicate, awkward, uneasy, tricky, grumpy) |
| uncomfortable(adjective, difficult, awkward, uneasy, tricky) |
| unpleasant(adjective, irritable, disagreeable, ill-tempered, irascible) |
| violent(adjective, difficult, passionate, wild, nervous) |