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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, negative, unfriendly, disagreeable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, delicate)
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angry(adjective, state, characteristic, hurt, temper)
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sour(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
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churlish(adjective, low, difficult, sad, cross)
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hot-tempered(adjective, person, keen, difficult, intense)
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tetchy(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, short)
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huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, mood, angry)
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ill-humored(adjective, person, low, difficult, cross)
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fretful(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
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morose(adjective, mean, low, difficult, cross)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
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bearish(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, critical)
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captious(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive, critical)
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prickly(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive, disagreeable)
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mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, keen, difficult, attitude)
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ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
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peckish(adjective, snappy)
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acrimonious(adjective, severe, low, sad, cross)
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