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2
stormy
2
unpleasant
2
vexed
1
blunt(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy)
1
brittle
1
complaining(mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
1
fragile
1
fretting(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
highly-strung
1
hypersensitive
1
ill-humored(cross, unstable, irritable, changeable)
1
morose(mean, cross, unstable, irritable)
1
peckish
1
rash
1
reckless
1
shirty
1
snarling(cross, irritable, brief, gruff)
1
tempestuous
1
tense(cross, ill-tempered)
1
thin-skinned(irritable, touchy, bad-tempered, testy)
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