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ornery(adjective, difficult, delicate, informal)
7
ugly(adjective, low, attitude, gloomy)
6
acrimonious(adjective, nasty, low, speech)
5
captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross)
5
edgy(adjective, nervous, short, worried)
5
snappy(adjective, attitude, cross, short)
5
out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, attitude)
4
contrary(adjective, difficult, nervous, worried)
4
bilious(adjective, weak, thin, ill)
4
complaining(adjective, nervous, irritable, worried)
4
cussed(adjective, irritable, mood, crabby)
4
low(adjective, weak, feelings, gloomy)
2
faultfinding(nervous, short, irritable, worried)
2
grousing(irritable, annoyed, irritated, sorrowful)
2
growling(irritable, crabby, testy)
1
carping(adjective, nervous, irritable, worried)
1
caviling(nervous, short, irritable, worried)
1
critical(difficult, nervous, irritable, worried)
1
delicate(weak, thin, sensitive, ill)
1
diseased(weak, thin, ill, feeble)
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