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frowning(adjective, unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
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griping(adjective, upset, unhappy, irritable, mood)
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growling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
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irritated
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long-faced(adjective, sullen)
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lugubrious(adjective, unstable, changeable, sorrowful, mournful)
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malcontent(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
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malcontented(adjective, upset, unhappy, angry, annoyed)
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mournful(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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obstinate(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, sullen)
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piqued(adjective, cross, short, unstable, angry)
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pouty
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prickly(difficult, unpleasant, sensitive, irritable, disagreeable)
2
ratty(short, irritable, crabby, cantankerous, snappy)
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resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, short, angry)
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rough
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saturnine(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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scowling(adjective, sullen, sullenness)
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sensitive(adjective, delicate, tricky, touchy, moody)
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snippy(rude, unpleasant, coarse, disagreeable, sullen)
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