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brusque(irritable, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
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fractious(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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hasty(cross, irritable, touchy, testy)
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prickly(cross, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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rude(abrupt, gruff, brusque)
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tetchy(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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bluff(irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff)
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churlish(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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contentious(cross, ill-tempered)
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ill-humoured
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ill-natured(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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discourteous(straight, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
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excitable(volatile, fiery, temperamental, excitable)
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harsh(irritable, touchy, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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quarrelsome(irritable, touchy, volatile, fiery)
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snappy(mean, cross, straight, irritable)
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acid(grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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bilious
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captious(mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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dyspeptic(cross, ill-tempered)
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