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temperamental
5
bluff
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contentious
5
short(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
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sullen(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
5
uncivil(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
5
unpleasant
4
argumentative
4
captious
4
discourteous(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
4
huffish
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ill-humored
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impatient
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perverse(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
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pettish
4
sour
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tetchy(difficult, irritable, grumpy, abrupt)
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acerbic
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acid
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caustic
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