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perverse(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward)
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spiteful(irritable, crabby, cranky)
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temperamental
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tetchy(mean, difficult, cross, short)
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acerbic
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depressed
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discourteous(hard, direct, tough, rough)
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hard(tough, harsh, rude, coarse)
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huffish(cross, short, angry, offended)
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ornery(mean, difficult, coarse, irritable)
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prickly(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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quick-tempered(short, faultfinding, caviling, excitable)
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saturnine(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable)
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snappy(mean, hurt, direct, tough)
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snippy(open, direct, rough, honest)
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bilious
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bitter
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brooding
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crispy(feature, state, characteristic, structure)
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cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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