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| combative | |
| contrary(mean, difficult, nervous, irritable, worried) | |
| crestfallen(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy) | |
| cutting | |
| cynical(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| dapper(irritable, tetchy, snippy) | |
| dashing(irritable, tetchy, snippy) | |
| detonative | |
| difficult(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| dismal(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, ill-tempered) | |
| distressed(nervous, worried, restless) | |
| doleful(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| down in the dumps(expression, idiom, unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| down in the mouth(expression, idiom, unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| downcast(unstable, changeable, temperamental) | |
| eager | |
| easily offended(expression, adjective, cross, ill-tempered) | |
| easily upset(expression, volatile, fiery, temperamental) |
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