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pettish(hurt, delicate, cross, short)
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saturnine(blue, rough, nasty, low)
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snappy(mean, hurt, nasty, attitude)
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tetchy(mean, cross, sensitive, irritable)
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unpleasant(mean, nasty, dirty, horrible)
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bilious
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bitter(irritable, discourtesy)
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blunt(tough, harsh, rude, coarse)
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contentious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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discontented(upset, bad, unhappy, negative)
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dyspeptic(mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
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edgy(irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
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fretful(mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
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hot-tempered(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, touchy)
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ill-humored(low, sad, cross, unpleasant)
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ornery(mean, delicate, rude, coarse)
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prickly(tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant)
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sensitive(delicate, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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vexatious(unpleasant, horrible, irritable, disagreeable)
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