adj. easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
adj. unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man"
adj. habitually complaining; "a whiny child"
adj. given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"
adj. quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics"
adj. characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
adj. causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
adj. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"
adj. apt to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice"
adj. quickly aroused to anger; "a hotheaded commander"
adj. brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"
adj. continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
adj. having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"