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ill-humored(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
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difficult(adjective, hard, tough, evil, rough)
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gloomy(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
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nasty(adjective, hard, rough, attitude, dark)
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snappy(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
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temperamental(adjective, delicate, cross, unpleasant, miserable)
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hostile(adjective, mean, bad, hard, wrong)
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rough(adjective, hard, nasty, difficult, dark)
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rude(adjective, hard, rough, nasty, difficult)
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unpleasant(adjective, mean, hard, evil, rough)
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brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, vulnerable)
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down(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, short, sensitive)
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unfriendly(adjective, mean, bad, hard, wrong)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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hard(adjective, mean, tough, severe, evil)
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impatient(adjective, short, sensitive, irritable, angry)
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rugged(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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annoyed(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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carping(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, cross)
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