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fractious(adjective, mean, cross, short)
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fussy(adjective, critical, complaining)
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pettish(adjective, delicate, rude, unpleasant)
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contrary(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant)
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hot-tempered(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
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huffy(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable)
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argumentative(adjective, irritable)
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, unhappy, negative)
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ornery(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable)
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ugly(adjective, low, sad, attitude)
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disputatious(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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edgy(adjective, short, irritable, critical)
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prickly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross)
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bellicose(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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belligerent(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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combative(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile)
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cross-grained(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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excitable(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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grumbly(critical, complaining)
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hotheaded(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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