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touchy(mean, cross, nervous, short)
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bad-tempered(mean, tough, attitude, harsh)
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complaining(upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
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ill-tempered(tough, attitude, harsh, cross)
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whining(mean, difficult, irritable, critical)
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cranky(mean, attitude, informal, nervous)
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antsy(upset, keen, violent, excited)
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captious(mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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snappish(tough, attitude, harsh, awkward)
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waspish(mean, attitude, cross, short)
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agitated(anxious, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
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cantankerous(mean, difficult, attitude, cross)
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contrary(nervous, irritable, worried, restless)
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itchy(keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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jumpy(upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
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on edge(expression, anxious, awkward, nervous)
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restive(anxious, awkward, nervous, unsettled)
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short-tempered(mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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sullen(upset, tough, harsh, cross)
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worried(upset, excited, anxious, awkward)
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