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peevish(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
22
petulant(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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irritable(adjective, mean, impatient, turbulent)
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refractory(adjective, control, order, resist)
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testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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unruly(adjective, control, order, resist)
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perverse(adjective, mean, contrary, naughty)
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querulous(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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recalcitrant(adjective, control, order, resist)
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cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, short)
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intractable(adjective, control, order, difficult)
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pettish(adjective, difficult, short, restless)
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unmanageable(adjective, control, order, resist)
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irascible(adjective, difficult, short, irritable)
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wayward(adjective, contrary, unruly, grouchy)
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fretful(adjective, mean, nervous, short)
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snappish(adjective, mean, short, sensitive)
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undisciplined(adjective, control, order, resist)
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive)
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