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mean(adjective, nasty, cross, unpleasant, dirty)
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mercurial(adjective, melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
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misanthropic(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
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moping(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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mournful(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
1
nasty(adjective, unpleasant, dirty, irritable, disagreeable)
1
nasty-tempered(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
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obstinate(adjective, difficult, crabby, cranky)
1
offended(adjective, melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
1
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, unstable, irritable)
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oversensitive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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peeved(adjective, short, irritable, angry, annoyed)
1
perversive(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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pessimistic(adjective, low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable)
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pettish(adjective, gloomy, short, irritable, angry)
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pilpulistic
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piqued(adjective, cross, melancholy, miserable, unstable)
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plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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polemic
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