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carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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cat-and-doggish
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contention
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controvertible
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crusty
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dialectical
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difficult(adjective, rude, unpleasant, awkward, unfriendly)
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discursive
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disputable
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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eristical
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exasperated(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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excitable(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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factional
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fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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fire-eating(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
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fretful(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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fretting(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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gloomy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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