| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acid | sharp and bitter in tone |
| 2. | affronted | personally insulted or offended |
| 3. | aggrieved | feeling unfairly treated |
| 4. | agitated | nervous and upset |
| 5. | argumentative | prone to arguing |
| 6. | awkward | sensitive or hard to handle |
| 7. | bad-tempered | easily annoyed or angry |
| 8. | bilious | ill-tempered and peevish |
| 9. | bitchy | spitefully critical and irritable |
| 10. | bothered | annoyed or upset |
| 11. | brittle | emotionally fragile and reactive |
| 12. | brooding | quietly resentful and upset |
| 13. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 14. | choleric | easily angered; irascible |
| 15. | crabby | bad-tempered and irritable |
| 16. | cranky | easily annoyed or upset |
| 17. | cross | annoyed and bad-tempered |
| 18. | crusty | gruff and easily annoyed |
| 19. | defensive | quick to take offense |
| 20. | delicate | easily affected or upset |
| 21. | difficult | not easy to deal with |
| 22. | disturbed | emotionally upset or troubled |
| 23. | dramatic | overly emotional in reaction |
| 24. | easily annoyed | readily irritated by things |
| 25. | easily offended | readily hurt by remarks |
| 26. | easily upset | readily disturbed emotionally |
| 27. | edgy | tense and easily irritated |
| 28. | emotional | easily affected by feelings |
| 29. | explosive | likely to erupt angrily |
| 30. | feisty | lively, assertive, and irritable |
| 31. | fiery | passionate and quick-tempered |
| 32. | finicky | overly particular and easily bothered |
| 33. | fractious | irritable and hard to deal with |
| 34. | frazzled | worn out and irritable |
| 35. | fretful | irritable and worried |
| 36. | fussy | easily upset over details |
| 37. | grouchy | habitually bad-tempered |
| 38. | grumpy | easily annoyed; bad-tempered |
| 39. | hair-trigger | reacting angrily very quickly |
| 40. | harried | stressed and irritable |
| 41. | high-strung | nervous and easily upset |
| 42. | highly strung | very tense and sensitive |
| 43. | hot-tempered | easily angered |
| 44. | huffy | offended and annoyed |
| 45. | ill-tempered | often in a bad mood |
| 46. | impressionable | easily influenced or affected |
| 47. | injured | hurt in feelings or pride |
| 48. | irascible | easily angered |
| 49. | irked | annoyed or bothered |
| 50. | irritable | easily annoyed or angered |
| 51. | jumpy | easily startled or nervous |
| 52. | miffed | slightly annoyed or offended |
| 53. | moody | given to changing moods |
| 54. | morose | gloomy and ill-tempered |
| 55. | nerve-racked | extremely tense and upset |
| 56. | nervy | boldly irritating or tense |
| 57. | nettled | irritated or annoyed |
| 58. | offended | hurt or upset by something |
| 59. | on edge | tense and easily irritated |
| 60. | ornery | stubborn and bad-tempered |
| 61. | oversensitive | too easily hurt or offended |
| 62. | overwrought | extremely upset or tense |
| 63. | peevish | easily irritated and complaining |
| 64. | petulant | childishly sulky or bad-tempered |
| 65. | piqued | slightly offended or irritated |
| 66. | prickly | easily offended or defensive |
| 67. | querulous | complaining in a peevish way |
| 68. | quick to anger | easily provoked to anger |
| 69. | quick to take offense | readily feels insulted |
| 70. | quick-tempered | prone to sudden anger |
| 71. | raw | emotionally exposed and sensitive |
| 72. | reactive | quick to respond emotionally |
| 73. | resentful | bitter about offense or hurt |
| 74. | responsive | quick to react emotionally |
| 75. | restive | uneasy, impatient, and irritable |
| 76. | riled | annoyed and stirred up |
| 77. | sensitive | easily upset or offended |
| 78. | short-tempered | quick to become angry |
| 79. | snappish | quick to speak irritably |
| 80. | snippy | sharply rude or irritable |
| 81. | sore | angry or offended |
| 82. | stressed | tense and easily upset |
| 83. | surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly |
| 84. | susceptible | easily affected emotionally |
| 85. | temperamental | moody and easily upset |
| 86. | tense | nervous and easily irritated |
| 87. | testy | easily irritated; short-tempered |
| 88. | tetchy | bad-tempered and easily annoyed |
| 89. | thin-skinned | easily hurt by criticism |
| 90. | touch-me-not | easily offended or shy |
| 91. | uneasy | anxious and unsettled |
| 92. | uptight | tense and easily bothered |
| 93. | vexed | annoyed and frustrated |
| 94. | volatile | liable to sudden anger |
| 95. | vulnerable | easily hurt emotionally |
| 96. | waspish | sharp and irritable in manner |
| 97. | worked up | emotionally upset or excited |
| 98. | wounded | emotionally hurt and sensitive |
| 99. | wrathy | prone to anger |
| 100. | wrought up | very upset or agitated |
