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| querulous(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| snappy(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy) | |
| temperamental(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, ill-tempered) | |
| tetchy(adjective, cross, nervous, irritable) | |
| fretful(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, gloomy) | |
| grouchy(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, cross) | |
| hypersensitive(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| quick-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| surly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant) | |
| choleric(adjective, tough, difficult, cross) | |
| emotional(adjective, vulnerable, touchy, hypersensitive) | |
| grumpy(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable) | |
| huffy(adjective, tough, difficult, cross) | |
| oversensitive(adjective, cross, nervous, emotional) | |
| perturbable | |
| thin-skinned(adjective, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| captious(tough, difficult, harsh, awkward) | |
| easily hurt(expression, adjective, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| impatient(adjective, nervous, irritable, tense) | |
| ornery(difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, crabby) |
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