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| prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| bearish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| crabbed(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crotchety(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| hot(adjective, nasty, cross, determined, hostile) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| pettish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| annoyed(adjective, cross, emotional, angry, vulnerable) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| difficult(adjective, rude, unpleasant, awkward, unfriendly) |
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