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resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, short)
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exasperated(noun, adjective, hurt, cross, short)
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impassioned(difficult, vigor, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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plaintive(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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tense(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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truculent(difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent)
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brawling(difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent, belligerent)
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brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, angry)
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dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary)
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litigious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive, emotional)
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snarling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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unruly(difficult, irritable, restless, turbulent, belligerent)
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being disagreeable(expression, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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gladiatorial(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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