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irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
15
uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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anxious(adjective, upset, keen, violent, excited)
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fidgety(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
13
impatient(adjective, calm, accept, keen, attitude)
13
peevish(adjective, attitude, cross, anxious)
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nervous(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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edgy(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
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irascible(adjective, keen, attitude, cross, violent)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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ill-tempered(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh, cross)
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snappish(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh)
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agitated(adjective, anxious, nervous, unsettled)
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jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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on edge(expression, adjective, anxious, nervous)
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restive(adjective, anxious, nervous, unsettled)
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sullen(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, cross)
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worried(adjective, upset, excited, anxious)
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crotchety(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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sulky(adjective, upset, tough, harsh, cross)
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