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grumpy(difficult, feelings, irritable, sullen)
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short-tempered(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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sour(tough, difficult, harsh, feelings)
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splenetic(mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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abrupt(rough, attitude, rude, short)
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curt(hard, hurt, open, direct)
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brusque(hard, open, direct, tough)
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choleric(difficult, short, irritable, crabby)
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sullen(mean, feelings, coarse, irritable)
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waspish(mean, difficult, cross, short)
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ill-humoured
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moody(cross, feelings, short, angry)
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querulous(mean, cross, short, irritable)
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bearish(hard, open, direct, tough)
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dour(tough, difficult, harsh, feelings)
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ill-humored(tough, difficult, harsh, feelings)
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ill-natured(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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blunt(hard, open, direct, tough)
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short(hard, hurt, open, direct)
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harsh(tough, rough, irritable, sullen)
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