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annoyed(adjective, bad, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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critical(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable, crabby)
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whining(adjective, irritable, grumpy, crabby, cranky)
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fault-finding(adjective, severe, cross, irritable, contrary)
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grousing(adjective, irritable, annoyed, irritated, cranky)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, nervous)
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obstinate(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, crabby)
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ornery(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable, touchy)
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pertinacious(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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ugly(adjective, upset, difficult, attitude, cross)
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caviling(adjective, mean, severe, cross, short)
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childish(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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growling(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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murmuring(adjective, grumpy, grouchy)
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resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short)
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bad tempered(expression, idiom, annoyed, irritated, discontented)
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bellyaching(annoyed, irritated, grumpy, discontented, resentful)
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griping(irritable, annoyed, cranky, discontented, resentful)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
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