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plaintive(upset, hard, difficult, cross)
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critical(upset, mean, hard, tough)
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huffy(mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
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ill-natured(mean, difficult, cross, rude)
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lamenting(verb, hard, difficult, critical)
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surly(mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
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tetchy(mean, cross, short, sensitive)
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whiney(evil, rude, complain, whimper)
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abrupt(annoyed, irritated, edgy, petulant)
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censorious(hard, difficult, critical, angry)
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contentious(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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disaffected(upset, bad, unhappy, negative)
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disgruntled(upset, bad, hurt, cross)
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fault-finding(mean, hard, difficult, irritable)
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impatient(annoy, short, sensitive, irritable)
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mournful(bad, anger, awful, complain)
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nervous(evil, rude, anxious, worried)
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snappy(mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
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churlish(mean, difficult, cross, rude)
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dyspeptic(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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