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terse(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
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volcanic
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acidulous
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and Irish cranky
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angry(mean, cross, unstable, irritable)
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ardent
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capricious(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
2
carping(mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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disputatious(cross, ill-tempered)
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emotional
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fault-finding(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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high-strung
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hot(cross, ill-tempered)
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irritated
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nervous(worried, restless, excitable)
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obstreperous(difficult, irritable, grumpy)
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ornery(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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peremptory
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piqued(unstable, changeable, temperamental)
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sour(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
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