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awkward(adjective, tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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bad-humored(adjective, irritable, ugly, crabby, cantankerous)
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bad tempered(expression, adjective, difficult, petulant, dissatisfied)
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bilious
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bitchy(adjective, negative)
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blunt(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, irritable)
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brusque(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
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capricious(adjective, melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
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captious(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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caviling(adjective, short, sullen, crabby, sulky)
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changeable(adjective, melancholy, miserable, unstable, temperamental)
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cold(adjective, negative, bad temper)
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combative
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contrary(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky)
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controversial
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cool(adjective, negative, bad temper)
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critical(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky, nit-picking)
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cussed(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, ugly)
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cynical(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
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