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churlish(hard, tough, rough, nasty)
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crusty(feelings, coarse, irritable, sullen)
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irascible(attitude, cross, mad, short)
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petulant(attitude, cross, short, irritable)
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choleric(gloomy, depressed, irritable, annoyance)
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curmudgeonly
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disagreeable(hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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sour(hard, evil, rough, nasty)
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splenetic(tough, harsh, cross, gloomy)
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irritated(person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
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mad(person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
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touchy(cross, rude, unpleasant, passionate)
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furious(negative, irritation, annoyance, angry)
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hot-tempered(person, unpleasant, negative, disagreeable)
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ill-humoured
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impatient(person, negative, short, irritable)
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querulous(attitude, cross, short, irritable)
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sulky(tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
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nasty(hard, rough, attitude, rude)
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wrathful(person, negative, irritation, annoyance)
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