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surly(adjective, hurt, attitude, delicate)
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choleric(adjective, delicate, cross, short)
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churlish(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross)
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ill-natured(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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captious(adjective, mean, severe, delicate)
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disagreeable(adjective, attitude, short, unfriendly)
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huffy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous)
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ill-humored(adjective, person, cross, feelings)
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quarrelsome(adjective, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable)
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whiny(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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morose(adjective, cross, feelings, hostile)
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bearish(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional)
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perverse(adjective, severe, cross, irritable)
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prickly(adjective, tough, cross, sensitive)
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contentious(adjective, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, attitude, cross)
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brusque(adjective, tough, harsh, rude)
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dour(adjective, feelings, irritable, grumpy)
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rude(adjective, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable)
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