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whiny(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, sullen, bad-tempered)
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captious(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, irritable)
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ill-humored(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
8
ill-humoured
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quarrelsome(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
8
ugly(adjective, low, difficult, sad, attitude)
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brusque(adjective, low, difficult, sad, unpleasant)
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curt(adjective, cross, unpleasant, short, disagreeable)
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dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
7
fussy
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
7
snappy(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, cross)
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abrupt(adjective, irritable, grumpy, gruff, snappy)
6
acrimonious(adjective, severe, nasty, low, sad)
6
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
6
broody(adjective, feelings, sullen)
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complaining(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy)
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impatient(adjective, short, irritable, angry, annoyed)
6
mean(adjective, nasty, attitude, informal, cross)
6
melancholy(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
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