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| piqued(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| rugged(hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| scrappy(nasty, energetic, hostile, critical) | |
| short(unpleasant, disagreeable, ill-tempered, grouchy) | |
| stuffy(difficult, crabby, cranky) | |
| truculent(nasty, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| trying(difficult, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| uncivil(rude, coarse, sullen, boorish) | |
| unfeeling(cruel, unsympathetic, numb, pitiless) | |
| unhappy | |
| unlikable(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| unsociable(rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy) | |
| wrongheaded(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| adverse | |
| anal-retentive(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged) | |
| annoyed(cross, short, irritable, emotional) | |
| apathetic(hard, tough, severe, cold) | |
| arduous | |
| awkward(tough, rough, difficult, rude) | |
| belligerent(nasty, difficult, energetic, determined) |
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