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hotheaded
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icy
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ill-humoured
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immediate(irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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improper(hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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impudent(blunt, impolite, surly, uncouth)
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indelicate(hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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instant(irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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intolerant(severe, keen, violent, anxious)
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keen(severe, violent, anxious, eager)
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loutish(hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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moody(low, unpleasant, gloomy, miserable)
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piquant
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quick(irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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rapid(irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy)
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rugged
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short-spoken(attitude, abrupt)
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spartan
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stark
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stern(severe, discourtesy)
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