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tart(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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temperamental(mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant)
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curt(hurt, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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dour(rough, nasty, low, sad)
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ill-humoured
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mean(attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
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nasty(mean, rough, attitude, dark)
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sulky(mean, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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abrupt(angry, blunt, impolite, brief)
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acerbic
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acid(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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captious(mean, tough, delicate, cross)
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caustic(irritable, discourtesy)
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fractious(mean, hurt, cross, short)
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fussy
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huffish(hurt, cross, short, angry)
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quarrelsome(rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
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short(hurt, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable)
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impatient(sensitive, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
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perverse(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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