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passionate(adjective, keen, sharp, lively)
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contentious(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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fractious(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
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ill-natured(adjective, crabby, cranky)
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captious(adjective, sharp, harsh, delicate)
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disagreeable(adjective, short, irritable, crabby)
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hotheaded(adjective, mean, violent, irritable)
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argumentative(adjective, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
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bearish(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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pettish(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive)
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sour(adjective, gloomy, depressed, crabby)
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hasty(adjective, keen, cross, violent)
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huffy(adjective, cross, mad, sensitive)
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morose(adjective, low, cross, miserable)
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perverse(adjective, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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bellicose(adjective, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
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belligerent(adjective, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
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disputatious(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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pugnacious(adjective, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
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snappy(adjective, keen, cross, violent)
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