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choleric(adjective, difficult, short, irritable)
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churlish(mean, difficult, short, irritable)
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crabby(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, short)
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complaining(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
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crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, short)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous)
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ill-tempered(adjective, short, crabby, sulky)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
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wild(adjective, control, order, resist)
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crabbed(adjective, mean, hurt, short)
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crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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indocile(adjective, control, order, resist)
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ornery(adjective, mean, informal, irritable)
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restive(adjective, nervous, irritable, restless)
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short-tempered(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable)
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surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult)
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captious(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, awkward, hostile)
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disorderly(adjective, control, order, resist)
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