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quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, short)
6
carping(adjective, mean, severe, cross, nervous)
6
dissatisfied(adjective, bad, cross, unhappy, negative)
5
annoyed(adjective, bad, hurt, cross, unhappy)
5
brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, hostile, emotional)
5
sensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
4
grumbling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
4
ornery(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, cross)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
3
resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short)
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tense(adjective, cross, anxious, awkward, nervous)
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emotional(adjective, nervous, restless, impulsive, vulnerable)
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fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
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hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous, irritable)
2
hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
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peppery(irritable, bad-tempered)
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plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable)
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snarling(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
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