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resentful(adjective, unhappy, emotional, vulnerable)
3
surly(adjective, mean, irritable, emotional)
2
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, irritable, emotional)
2
choleric(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
disputatious(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
ill-tempered(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
irascible(adjective, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
2
mean(adjective, nervous, irritable, unsettled)
2
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, emotional)
2
sullen(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable)
2
testy(adjective, mean, difficult, negative)
2
touchy(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
2
wailing(noun, verb, adjective, keen, difficult)
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annoyed(adjective, upset, unhappy, emotional)
1
bearish(adjective, difficult, negative, emotional)
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brooding(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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contentious(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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crabbed(adjective, mean, irritable, emotional)
1
crotchety(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
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crying(noun, verb, adjective, difficult)
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