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critical(adjective, severe)
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crotchety(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant, awkward)
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dour(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, gloomy)
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downright
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draconian(adjective, severe)
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dyspeptic
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explicit
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fast(adjective, irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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fleeting(adjective, sudden)
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frosty(adjective, severe)
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gloomy(tough, low, harsh, miserable, awkward)
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headlong(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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hot-tempered(adjective, keen, unpleasant, violent, anxious)
2
hotheaded(adjective, haste)
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icy(adjective, severe)
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ill-humoured
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immediate(adjective, irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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improper(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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impudent(adjective, blunt, impolite, surly, uncouth)
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indelicate(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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