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| peevish(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult) | |
| petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult) | |
| irritable(adjective, mean, impatient, turbulent) | |
| refractory(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, difficult) | |
| unruly(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, contrary, naughty) | |
| querulous(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult) | |
| touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult) | |
| recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, short) | |
| intractable(adjective, control, order, difficult) | |
| pettish(adjective, difficult, short, restless) | |
| unmanageable(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, short, irritable) | |
| wayward(adjective, contrary, unruly, grouchy) | |
| fretful(adjective, mean, nervous, short) | |
| snappish(adjective, mean, short, sensitive) | |
| undisciplined(adjective, control, order, resist) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive) |
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