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| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, sensitive) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| snappy(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, cross) | |
| complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| gloomy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, feelings) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, short) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, bad, cross, unhappy, negative) | |
| annoyed(adjective, bad, hurt, cross, unhappy) | |
| argumentative(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, hostile, emotional) | |
| sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional) | |
| grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, cross) | |
| belligerent(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable, turbulent) | |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| hotheaded(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| pugnacious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short) |
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