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nasty
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nettlesome
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neurotic(nervous, emotional, restless, volatile, fiery)
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obnoxious(adjective, person, negative, angry)
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off-tempered(adjective, negative)
1
on pins and needles(expression, adjective, idiom, keen, violent)
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on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, irritable, ugly, crabby)
1
overzealous(nervous, emotional, restless, volatile, fiery)
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perfervid(intense, passionate, violent, hot, fierce)
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perverse(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, crabby, cantankerous)
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precipitate(adjective, intense, violent, hot, fierce)
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ratty(irritable, ugly, volatile, fiery, crabby)
1
restless(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, nervous)
1
ripe(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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rusty
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short fused(expression, nervous, emotional, restless, fiery)
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sour
1
spirited(keen, sharp, intense, violent, lively)
1
straining(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager)
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