Irritable
Irritable adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn
Sweet
Sweet adjective - Having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations.
Usage example: a very sweet man directed us to the lost and found
Both words in one sentence
- If you rival her, she's arrogant, irritable and snarky around Hawke, while being her usual sweet, amiable, Cloud Cuckoo Lander self around everyone else.
Source: Sugar and Ice Personality -
The Three Faces of Eve: Aria is the child (short, irritable, and romantically awkward), Shirayuki is the wife (sweet and demure), and Riko is the seductress (sexy and proud of it).
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