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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable)
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whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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unhappy(adjective, person, feelings, negative, disagreeable)
11
hot-tempered(adjective, person, negative, restless, angry)
11
ill-humoured
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morose(adjective, difficult, cross, feelings, hostile)
11
temperamental(adjective, delicate, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
10
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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bilious
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perverse(adjective, severe, difficult, cross, irritable)
9
angry(adjective, bad, unhappy, negative, irritable)
9
curt(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry)
9
gruff
9
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive)
9
wrathful(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
8
mad(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
8
misdelighted(adjective, person, negative, angry, bad mood)
8
nettlesome
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