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querulous(adjective, mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
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crabbed(adjective, hurt, low, sad, attitude)
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splenetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate)
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fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
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hot-tempered(adjective, upset, keen, sharp, violent)
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churlish(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, sharp)
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tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
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impatient(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, nervous)
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moody(noun, adjective, hurt, low, sad)
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surly(adjective, hurt, low, difficult, sad)
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quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, volatile)
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fretful(adjective, keen, difficult, attitude, cross)
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disagreeable(adjective, difficult, attitude, short, irritable)
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captious(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
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sullen(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed, irritable)
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temperamental(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, sensitive)
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contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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edgy(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, cross)
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