possible profanity
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loutish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
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melancholic(adjective, feelings)
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obnoxious(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, rude)
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obstreperous(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty)
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piqued(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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rugged(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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scrappy(adjective, nasty, energetic, hostile, critical)
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short(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, ill-tempered, grouchy)
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stuffy(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky)
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truculent(adjective, nasty, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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trying(adjective, difficult, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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uncivil(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen, boorish)
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unfeeling(adjective, cruel, unsympathetic, numb, pitiless)
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unhappy(adjective, feelings)
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unlikable(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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unsociable(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy)
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wrongheaded(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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adverse(adjective, difficult)
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anal-retentive(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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annoyed(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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