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bemoaning(adjective, difficult, critical, sour, uptight)
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bitch
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bleating
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calling
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cantankerous(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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captious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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caviling(adjective, mean, irritable, critical, crabby)
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censorious(adjective, difficult, critical, discontented, disparaging)
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childish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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churlish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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complaintful
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crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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critical(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, cranky)
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criticizing(adjective, critical, dissatisfied, disparaging, complaining)
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cross(verb, adjective, mean, dispute, difficult)
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crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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crusty(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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cussed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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deploring(adjective, difficult, critical, sour, uptight)
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destructive criticism
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