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| touchy(adjective, cross, unpleasant, nervous) | |
| irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant) | |
| irascible(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant) | |
| peevish(adjective, tough, difficult, cross) | |
| petulant(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant) | |
| waspish(adjective, touchy) | |
| testy(adjective, tough, difficult, cross) | |
| ticklish(adjective, thorny, quick-tempered, spiky) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, tough, difficult, cross, unpleasant) | |
| cranky(adjective, difficult, irritable, fiery) | |
| delicate(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward) | |
| fractious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| crabbed(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant) | |
| cross(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| edgy(adjective, nervous, tense, touchy) | |
| excitable(adjective, nervous, irritable, tense) | |
| moody(adjective, cross, unpleasant, nervous) | |
| pettish |
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