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ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
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mean(adjective, nasty, delicate, cross, nervous)
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volatile(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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bad tempered(expression, adjective, idiom, surly)
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bundle of nerves(expression, adjective, idiom, delicate, sensitive)
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dicey(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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grousing(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical)
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hazardous(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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hypersensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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jumpy(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, short, irritable)
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oversensitive(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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perturbable(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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risky(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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unpredictable(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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unsafe(adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky, impatient)
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uptight(adjective, delicate, mad, sensitive, irritable)
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wired up(expression, adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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wound up(expression, adjective, delicate, sensitive, tricky)
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kvetching(adjective, dissatisfied, nit-picking, unfulfilled)
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