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ugly(mean, hard, evil, rough)
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huffy(mean, difficult, cross, sensitive)
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prickly(difficult, cross, unpleasant, sensitive)
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sulky(feelings, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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contentious(nasty, difficult, cross, rude)
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dyspeptic(cross, unpleasant, emotional, disagreeable)
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ill-humoured
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stubborn(characteristic, quality, tough, firm)
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tetchy(irritable, ugly, touchy, grumpy)
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whiny(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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bilious
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fretful(mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
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gruff(rough, low, sad, rude)
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ill-humored(low, difficult, sad, cross)
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bellicose(rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
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bloody-minded(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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difficult(hard, tough, evil, rough)
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gloomy(rough, nasty, low, sad)
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glum(rough, nasty, low, sad)
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nasty(hard, rough, attitude, dark)
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