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choleric(adjective, difficult, delicate, short)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, tough, delicate)
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churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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moody(noun, adjective, hurt, feelings)
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acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, nasty, harsh)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate)
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fretful(adjective, attitude, anxious, awkward)
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ill-natured(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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captious(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous)
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ill-humored(adjective, person, difficult, feelings)
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morose(adjective, difficult, feelings, hostile)
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bearish(adjective, difficult, irritable, emotional)
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perverse(adjective, severe, difficult, irritable)
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curt(adjective, short, irritable, angry)
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prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, sensitive)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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dyspeptic(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude)
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complaining(adjective, mean, nervous, irritable)
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