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bloody(adjective, painful)
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blunt(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable, grumpy)
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bristlelike
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bristling
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brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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bruised(adjective, painful)
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brusque(tough, harsh, unpleasant, awkward, irritable)
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bushy(adjective, roughness, unkempt, shaggy)
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captious(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward, sensitive)
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carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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ciliated
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complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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conical
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contrary(difficult, crabby, cranky)
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cornuted
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cragged
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crinite
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crisp
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critical(difficult, nervous, tense, crabby, cranky)
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cuspate
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