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bearish(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unusual)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, irritable)
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hot-tempered(adjective, difficult, irritable, argumentative)
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moody(adjective, hurt, cross, short, emotional)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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annoyed(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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carping(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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feisty(irritable, testy)
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thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, emotional)
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fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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ill-humored(adjective, cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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morose(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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ogre(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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