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hot(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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hypercritical(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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ill-humored(tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
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ill-humoured
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impatient(nervous, sensitive, irritable, tense)
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incisive
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injured
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involved(thorny, spiky, spiny)
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morose(tough, difficult, harsh, cross)
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needle-like
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needle-point
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petty
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plaintive(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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quarrelsome(difficult, crabby, cranky, argumentative)
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razor-edged
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resentful(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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rough-hewn
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sagittal
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shrewd
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skinned
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