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tense(adjective, cross, anxious, awkward, nervous)
2
combative(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
2
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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being disagreeable(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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brawling(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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fretting(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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have chip on shoulder(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary)
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impassioned(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
1
oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
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unruly(difficult, irritable, restless, turbulent, belligerent)
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war(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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gladiatorial(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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