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glowering
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high-strung(unstable, unpredictable, unreliable, fickle)
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hotheaded(difficult, passionate, unstable, irritable)
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lugubrious(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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malevolent
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melancholy(unstable, changeable, sullen, temperamental)
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moping(cross, short, unstable, angry)
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obstinate(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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out of humor(expression, idiom, cross, short)
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out of sorts(expression, idiom, upset, mean)
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plaguy
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plaintive(difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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pouting(crabby, moody, sulky, peevish)
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refractory(cross, irritable, restless, obstinate)
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tense(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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thin-skinned(difficult, delicate, passionate, sensitive)
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uncivil
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ungenial
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vexatious
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