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peremptory
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piqued(adjective, unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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quick(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
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sour(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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stormy(adjective, excitable)
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unpleasant
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vexed
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blunt(adjective, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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brittle(adjective, excitable)
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caviling(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, critical)
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changeable(unstable, temperamental)
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childish(mean, cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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critical(mean, nervous, irritable, worried, restless)
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cussed(mean, cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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demanding
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dour(unstable, irritable, changeable, abrupt, gruff)
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erratic(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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fickle(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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fitful(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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