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sullen(adjective, upset, hurt, severe, rough)
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fretful(adjective, upset, attitude, cross, unhappy)
16
sulky(adjective, upset, hurt, low, sad)
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touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, severe, difficult)
16
waspish(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, cross)
14
choleric(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
14
churlish(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
14
dour(adjective, rough, nasty, low, difficult)
14
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, unfriendly)
14
querulous(adjective, upset, mean, hurt, difficult)
14
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, quick)
14
splenetic(adjective, cross, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
13
gloomy(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
12
disagreeable(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, attitude)
12
gruff(adjective, low, rude, gloomy, depressed)
12
morose(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, low)
11
glum(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad)
11
perverse(adjective, mean, severe, cross, gloomy)
10
fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
10
temperamental(adjective, unpleasant, unstable, disagreeable, changeable)
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