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piqued(cross, melancholy, miserable, unstable)
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plaintive(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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pouting(sullen, crabby, moody, sulky)
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pouty
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prickly(tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
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put out(expression, short, irritable, angry)
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quick-tempered(cross, short, irritable, emotional)
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ratty(short, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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resentful(cross, emotional, angry, vulnerable)
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saturnine(tough, low, harsh, gloomy)
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sensitive(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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short-tempered(cross, unstable, irritable, changeable)
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singing the blues(expression, idiom, gloomy, depressed)
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snappy(tough, harsh, cross, awkward)
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snarling(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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snippy(unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, gruff)
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sourpussed
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stuffy(difficult, crabby, cranky)
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taciturn(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
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tart(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable)
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