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fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable)
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captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short)
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impatient(adjective, negative, short, irritable)
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mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
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ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal)
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edgy(adjective, irritable, touchy, bad-tempered)
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quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, short, irritable)
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prickly(difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
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volatile(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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wired up(expression, adjective, delicate, tricky)
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wound up(expression, adjective, delicate, tricky)
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dicey(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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hazardous(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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jumpy(adjective, delicate, short, irritable)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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perturbable(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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risky(adjective, delicate, tricky, impatient)
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thin-skinned(delicate, irritable, restless, tricky)
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