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fastidious(careful, demanding, meticulous, fussy)
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fretful(mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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overcritical(praise, severe, harsh, cross)
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perverse(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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severe(mean, sharp, nasty, harsh)
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snappish(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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splenetic(mean, tough, harsh, delicate)
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choleric(sharp, difficult, harsh, delicate)
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irascible(mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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picky(critical, demanding, meticulous, fussy)
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waspish(mean, difficult, cross, short)
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contentious(argumentative, quarrelsome, irascibility)
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contrary(mean, severe, difficult, critical)
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crabbed(mean, tough, delicate, cross)
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cranky(mean, difficult, delicate, cross)
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crusty(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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cynical(mean, tough, severe, sharp)
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exacting(severe, harsh, cross, critical)
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grouchy(tough, difficult, harsh, delicate)
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grumpy(difficult, delicate, cross, short)
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