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ill-humored(tough, difficult, harsh, short, irritable)
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invective
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irresolute
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jivey(unnatural, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic, pretending)
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jumpy(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
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loaded
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logic-chopping
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lowering
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malevolent
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mocking(adjective, mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic)
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moralistic(unnatural, nit-picking, pharisaical, pharisaic, pretending)
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morose(mean, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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nasty
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nice(adjective, demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating)
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nit-picky(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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obstinate(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, mean, nervous, irritable)
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overdelicate(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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overnice(demanding, meticulous, fussy, discriminating, exacting)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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