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| angered(volatile, fiery, temperamental) | |
| animated | |
| antagonistic | |
| anxious(nervous, worried, restless) | |
| atrabilious(cross, ill-tempered) | |
| awkward(difficult, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| bad-humoured | |
| bad-natured | |
| bellicose | |
| belligerent | |
| biting | |
| boorish(abrupt, gruff, brusque) | |
| breakneck(irritable, tetchy, snippy) | |
| brief(irritable, grumpy, gruff, sarcastic, peevish) | |
| bristly(irritable, touchy, testy) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, ill-tempered) | |
| cavilling | |
| chic(irritable, tetchy, snippy) | |
| choosy | |
| chuffy(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) |
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