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scrappy(difficult, critical, sour, discontented)
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short-tempered(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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snappy(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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splenetic(mean, cross, irritable, critical)
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sullen(mean, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
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surly(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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tetchy(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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thin-skinned touchy(expression, difficult, critical, sour)
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touchy(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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uncontent(unhappy, annoyed, irritated, discontented)
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uptight(difficult, critical, sour, complaining)
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wailing(difficult, sad, melancholy, critical)
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waspish(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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waspy(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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whimpering(noun, difficult, critical, sour)
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aggravated(piqued, kvetching, uncontent)
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aggrieved(piqued, kvetching, uncontent)
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anguished(verb, cry, wail, groan)
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choleric
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curmudgeonly
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