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uneasy(awkward, nervous, worried, emotional)
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vexed(cross, awkward, short, unsettled)
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acidulous(bad, unhappy, negative)
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annoying
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belligerent(difficult, unfriendly, irritable, turbulent)
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bluff
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blunt(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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bothersome
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broody
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caviling(mean, severe, cross, short)
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childish(irritable, crabby, cranky, testy)
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contrary(mean, severe, difficult, cross)
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cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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dejected
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despondent
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disaffected(bad, unhappy, negative)
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discourteous
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disputatious(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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doleful
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