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plaintive(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
8
huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
8
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
7
snappy(adjective, mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
6
dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
6
hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
5
bearish(adjective, hard, difficult, cross, passionate)
5
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, bad, cross)
5
pugnacious(adjective, evil, difficult, anger, turbulent)
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argumentative(adjective, evil, difficult, rude, turbulent)
4
belligerent(adjective, evil, difficult, anger, irritable)
4
disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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exasperated(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, short)
4
morose(adjective, mean, cross, hostile, irritable)
4
prickly(adjective, cross, sensitive, emotional, vulnerable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, delicate, cross, short, sensitive)
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brooding(adjective, cross, hostile, emotional, vulnerable)
3
combative(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
3
easily offended(expression, adjective, delicate, cross, sensitive)
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