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passionate(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, enthusiastic)
11
moody(adjective, cross, unpleasant, nervous, sensitive)
11
peppery(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, intense)
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temperamental(adjective, delicate, cross, unpleasant, passionate)
10
edgy(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, awkward)
9
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, violent)
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hotheaded(adjective, mean, difficult, violent, irritable)
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sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
8
mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, attitude)
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captious(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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hasty(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
7
pettish(adjective, difficult, delicate, short, sensitive)
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high-strung(adjective, nervous, emotional, tense, critical)
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hot-headed(adjective, intense, violent, hot, nervous)
5
uptight(adjective, delicate, excited, mad, nervous)
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emotional(adjective, passionate, enthusiastic, lively, hot)
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inflammable(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless)
4
quick(nervous, emotional, restless, fiery)
4
shrewish(adjective, fiery, temperamental)
4
thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, delicate, sensitive, irritable)
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