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complaining(irritable, restless, peevish)
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crabby(irritable, restless, peevish)
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disinclined
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dogged(determined, fixed, stubborn)
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dogmatic(determined, fixed, stubborn, willful)
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edge
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fitful(adjective, anxious, irregular, unsettled, tense)
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fussy(anxious, worried, tense)
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grouchy(irritable, restless, peevish)
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hasty(violent, fierce, ardent, impulsive, rash)
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heady(determined, fixed, stubborn, obstinacy, willful)
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ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, anxious)
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impatient of control(expression, idiom, disobedience)
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indomitable(determined, irritable, fixed, restless, stubborn)
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insurgent
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loth
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mulish(determined, fixed, stubborn, capricious, willful)
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mutinous
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opinionated(determined, fixed, stubborn, disorderly, boisterous)
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petulant(irritable, restless, peevish)
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