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| undisciplined(tough, wild, awkward, obstinate) | |
| unpliable(tough, wild, awkward, obstinate) | |
| unyielding(tough, firm, determined, fixed) | |
| uphill | |
| uptight(adjective, delicate, cross, rude) | |
| wailing(critical, sorrowful, mournful, complaining) | |
| waspy(mean, cross, irritable, critical) | |
| wearing | |
| wearisome | |
| whining(adjective, mean, irritable, critical) | |
| willful(tough, firm, awkward, unreasonable) | |
| thorny | |
| tight | |
| being disagreeable(expression, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| bemoaning(critical, complaining) | |
| brawling(irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| cat-and-dog(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| confrontational(irritable, antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent) | |
| crying(critical, complaining) | |
| dissentious(irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) |
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