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sullen(adjective, upset, irritable, annoyed)
14
churlish(adjective, difficult, speech, rude)
13
captious(adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, nervous)
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ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, rude)
12
surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, nasty, difficult, attitude)
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whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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sulky(adjective, irritable, annoyed, sullen)
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perverse(adjective, mean, severe, difficult)
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acrimonious(adjective, mean, severe, nasty)
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annoyed(noun, adjective, upset, hurt)
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curt(adjective, unpleasant, short, irritable)
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prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant)
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quick-tempered(adjective, upset, delicate, short)
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bearish(adjective, difficult, negative, irritable)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant)
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huffish(adjective, short, angry, offended)
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morose(adjective, mean, difficult, unstable)
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