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cutting
1
eccentric(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
1
edgy
1
efficient(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
encrusted
1
excitable
1
extortionate(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
1
fault-finding
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fussy
1
grasping(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
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greedy(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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grudging(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
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harsh
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hotheaded
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hypersensitive
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ignoble(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
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illiberal(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
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in a pique
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inconsiderate
1
ironfisted(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
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