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splenetic(mean, tough, low, sad)
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dark(rough, nasty, unpleasant, sadness)
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brusque(tough, rough, low, difficult)
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ill-humored(tough, low, sad, harsh)
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spiteful(mean, rough, nasty, cross)
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uncivil(rude, coarse, polite, angry)
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waspish(mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
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abrupt(rough, short, angry, blunt)
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bearish(difficult, cross, unusual, irritable)
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choleric(low, sad, delicate, cross)
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dejected(blue, low, feelings, melancholy)
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harsh(mean, tough, rough, low)
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melancholy(low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
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short-tempered(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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unkind(person, mean, bad, hard)
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curt(hurt, rough, cross, rude)
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grim(appearance, mean, severe, harsh)
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querulous(mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
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rough(nasty, dark, unpleasant, horrible)
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saturnine(tough, blue, rough, nasty)
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