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disagreeable(adjective, attitude, unpleasant, cold)
14
waspish(adjective, attitude, cross, rude)
13
choleric(adjective, low, sad, delicate)
12
morose(adjective, tough, low, harsh)
10
whiny(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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brusque(adjective, tough, low, sad)
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quarrelsome(adjective, nasty, cold, unfriendly)
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bearish(adjective, cross, negative, irritable)
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ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, sad)
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ill-natured(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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rude(adjective, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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captious(adjective, tough, harsh, delicate)
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fretful(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, negative, irritable)
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perverse(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy)
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snappy(adjective, tough, attitude, harsh)
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unfriendly(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant)
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complaining(adjective, cross, negative, irritable)
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contentious(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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discontented(adjective, cross, unhappy, negative)
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