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| cantankerous(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| irritable(adjective, mean, sensitive, touchy) | |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, informal, irritable) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant) | |
| contrary(adjective, support, mean, attitude) | |
| cranky(adjective, mean, delicate, informal) | |
| bearish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse) | |
| crusty(adjective, mean, coarse, irritable) | |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, delicate, informal) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, rough, informal) | |
| crabby(adjective, mean, irritable, critical) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, delicate) | |
| testy(adjective, mean, informal, sensitive) | |
| waspish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable) | |
| perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, firm) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, informal, cross) | |
| contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty) | |
| grouchy(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable) | |
| irascible(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable) |
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