If you say that someone is being ~, you think that they are deliberately causing difficulties for other people.
Mr Smith was ~ and refused to follow correct procedure.
ADJ
If you say that someone is being ~, you think that they are deliberately causing difficulties for other people.
Mr Smith was ~ and refused to follow correct procedure.
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012