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irritable(adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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peevish(adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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testy(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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irascible(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
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cross(noun, adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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cranky(adjective, attitude, informal, sensitive)
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waspish(adjective, hurt, attitude, cross)
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crabby(adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, severe)
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grouchy(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross)
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cantankerous(adjective, severe, attitude, delicate)
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choleric(adjective, delicate, cross, short)
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snappish(adjective, attitude, irritable, crabby)
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bad-tempered(adjective, mean, attitude, delicate)
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querulous(adjective, mean, hard, hurt)
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fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, cross)
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grumpy(adjective, attitude, sensitive, irritable)
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crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, cross)
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fretful(adjective, attitude, cross, negative)
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crusty(adjective, mean, short, irritable)
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