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prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive)
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tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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being disagreeable(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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brawling(difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent)
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brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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gladiatorial(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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have chip on shoulder(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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hypercritical(adjective, severe, sharp, harsh, cross)
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litigious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
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snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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truculent(difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent)
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turbulent(difficult, mad, heated, furious, sullen)
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war(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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