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cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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dissentious(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, awkward)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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have chip on shoulder(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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impassioned(difficult, mad, heated, sullen, turbulent)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, emotional)
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oversensitive(adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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pugnacious(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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quick-tempered(adjective, cross, sensitive, irritable, emotional)
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snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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