2
broody(adjective, sullen)
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cantankerous(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
2
clouded
2
crabbed(low, gloomy, miserable, unstable, depressed)
2
cross(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
2
dreadful(adjective, dejection)
2
forbidding(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
2
grouchy(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
2
gruff(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
2
grumpy(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
2
harsh(adjective, strong, hard, tough, low)
2
hostile(adjective, sullen)
2
irascible(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
2
joyless(dull, gloomy, miserable, dejection)
2
malevolent(adjective, sullen)
2
mean(adjective, sullen)
2
miserable(adjective, dull, low, gloomy, melancholy)
2
mournful(low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, depressed)
2
nasty(adjective, evil, bitter, critical, mysterious)
2
petulant(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
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