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blunt(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable)
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brusque(tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
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capricious(melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
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captious(tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
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carping(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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caviling(short, sullen, crabby, sulky)
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changeable(melancholy, miserable, unstable, temperamental)
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cold(negative, bad temper)
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contrary(difficult, crabby, cranky)
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cool(negative, bad temper)
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critical(difficult, crabby, cranky, nit-picking)
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cussed(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, ugly)
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cynical(tough, harsh, awkward, grumpy)
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difficult(tough, harsh, awkward, touchy)
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dismal(melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
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dissatisfied(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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dolorous(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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down in the mouth(expression, idiom, gloomy, depressed)
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easily offended(expression, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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erratic(melancholy, miserable, unstable, changeable)
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