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choleric(low, difficult, sad, cross)
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contentious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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disgruntled(annoyed, offended, vexed, piqued)
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disputatious(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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fretful(mean, tough, harsh, cross)
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hostile(upset, negative, irritable, touchy)
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huffy(difficult, cross, gloomy, unstable)
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irascible(difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
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ornery(difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable)
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perverse(tough, difficult, harsh, gloomy)
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quarrelsome(difficult, crabby, cranky)
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querulous(cross, short, hostile, irritable)
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tetchy(cross, short, irritable, ugly)
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acrid(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
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aloof(negative, bad temper)
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annoyed(cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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awkward(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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bad-humored(irritable, ugly, crabby, cantankerous)
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bad tempered(expression, difficult, petulant, dissatisfied)
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