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obstinate(adjective, mean, irritable, sullen)
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obstreperous(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, attitude)
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pugnacious(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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ungracious(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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awkward(tough, harsh, irritable, restless)
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carping(adjective, mean, cross, negative)
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censorious(adjective, nasty, cross, cold)
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critical(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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disobliging(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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dissentious(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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fault-finding(mean, irritable, critical, cranky)
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fiery(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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hasty(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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plaintive(adjective, cross, negative, emotional)
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stuffy(crabby, cranky)
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thin-skinned(adjective, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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truculent(rude, coarse, abrupt, cranky)
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uptight(adjective, delicate, cross, rude)
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vinegary(irritable, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
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