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ornery(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
6
brusque(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violence)
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contentious(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
6
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, nasty)
5
ill-natured(adjective, mean, nasty, cross)
5
sour(adjective, cross, negative, disagreeable)
5
ugly(adjective, mean, attitude, cross)
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quarrelsome(adjective, unfriendly, irritable, touchy)
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rude(adjective, unpleasant, violence, unfriendly)
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carping(adjective, mean, cross, irritable)
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cross-grained(irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
3
edgy(adjective, sensitive, irritable, critical)
3
fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, critical)
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complaining(adjective, mean, irritable, critical)
2
contrary(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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fussy(adjective, critical, complaining)
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vinegary(irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
2
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, critical)
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censorious(adjective, critical, complaining)
1
critical(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby)
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