| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aggressive | forceful and confrontational |
| 2. | agitated | nervously excited or upset |
| 3. | antagonistic | showing opposition or hostility |
| 4. | antsy | restless and impatient |
| 5. | argumentative | fond of arguing |
| 6. | bad-tempered | often angry or irritable |
| 7. | belligerent | hostile and ready to fight |
| 8. | beside oneself | overcome with emotion |
| 9. | bristling | showing irritated hostility |
| 10. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 11. | choleric | bad-tempered or irritable |
| 12. | combative | eager to fight or argue |
| 13. | combustible | easily angered or excited |
| 14. | confrontational | inclined to challenge others |
| 15. | contentious | likely to argue or provoke dispute |
| 16. | cranky | bad-tempered and irritable |
| 17. | cross | annoyed and irritable |
| 18. | easily angered | quick to become angry |
| 19. | easily inflamed | quickly stirred to anger |
| 20. | easily provoked | quickly stirred to anger |
| 21. | easily riled | quickly made angry |
| 22. | emotional | strongly ruled by feelings |
| 23. | excitable | easily stirred up |
| 24. | explosive | prone to sudden angry outbursts |
| 25. | feisty | spirited and combative |
| 26. | fierce | intensely forceful or angry |
| 27. | fiery | passionate and easily angered |
| 28. | fired-up | strongly excited or angry |
| 29. | foolhardy | rashly bold or careless |
| 30. | fractious | irritable and difficult to control |
| 31. | frenzied | wildly excited or uncontrolled |
| 32. | hair-trigger | ready to react instantly |
| 33. | headstrong | stubbornly self-willed |
| 34. | heated | angry or intensely emotional |
| 35. | high-tempered | proud and easily angered |
| 36. | hostile | unfriendly and antagonistic |
| 37. | hot-blooded | passionate and quick-tempered |
| 38. | hot-tempered | quickly becoming angry |
| 39. | ill-tempered | having a bad temper |
| 40. | immoderate | excessive and uncontrolled |
| 41. | impetuous | acting suddenly and rashly |
| 42. | impulsive | acting without careful thought |
| 43. | intemperate | lacking self-control |
| 44. | irascible | easily angered |
| 45. | irritable | easily annoyed |
| 46. | knee-jerk | automatic and unthinking |
| 47. | on edge | tense and easily upset |
| 48. | out of control | unable to control emotions |
| 49. | overexcited | too emotionally excited |
| 50. | overhasty | too quick to act |
| 51. | overheated | excessively emotional or excited |
| 52. | oversensitive | too easily upset |
| 53. | overwrought | too upset or excited |
| 54. | overzealous | too eager or intense |
| 55. | passionate | strongly emotional or intense |
| 56. | peevish | petulant and irritable |
| 57. | petulant | childishly irritable |
| 58. | prickly | easily offended or irritated |
| 59. | pugnacious | eager to quarrel or fight |
| 60. | quarrelsome | inclined to argue |
| 61. | quick on the trigger | too fast to react |
| 62. | quick to anger | fast to become angry |
| 63. | quick to flare | swiftly becoming angry |
| 64. | quick-tempered | easily angered or provoked |
| 65. | rash | acting too hastily |
| 66. | rattled | nervously upset |
| 67. | reactive | responding quickly and emotionally |
| 68. | reckless | careless about consequences |
| 69. | restive | impatient under restraint |
| 70. | restless | unable to stay calm |
| 71. | scrappy | ready to fight or argue |
| 72. | short-fused | having little patience |
| 73. | short-tempered | quick to become angry |
| 74. | snappish | inclined to snap angrily |
| 75. | splenetic | bad-tempered and spiteful |
| 76. | stormy | marked by angry emotion |
| 77. | surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly |
| 78. | temperamental | prone to sudden mood changes |
| 79. | tempestuous | full of turbulent emotion |
| 80. | testy | easily irritated |
| 81. | thin-skinned | easily hurt or offended |
| 82. | thoughtless | showing little careful thought |
| 83. | touchy | easily offended or upset |
| 84. | trigger-happy | too quick to act |
| 85. | turbulent | emotionally unsettled and stormy |
| 86. | unbridled | uncontrolled and intense |
| 87. | uncontrolled | not restrained or disciplined |
| 88. | undisciplined | lacking self-control |
| 89. | unmeasured | lacking moderation or restraint |
| 90. | unmoderated | not kept within limits |
| 91. | unrestrained | not held back |
| 92. | unruly | difficult to control |
| 93. | unthinking | acting without reflection |
| 94. | vehement | showing intense feeling |
| 95. | volatile | likely to erupt emotionally |
| 96. | waspish | sharp-tempered and irritable |
| 97. | wild | uncontrolled or impulsive |
| 98. | wired | tense and overexcited |
| 99. | worked-up | emotionally upset or excited |
| 100. | wound-up | tense and excited |
