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surly(adjective, hurt, low, sad)
16
quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, touchy, volatile)
15
fretful(adjective, keen, attitude, cross)
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disagreeable(adjective, attitude, short, irritable)
13
captious(adjective, mean, severe, delicate)
12
edgy(adjective, mean, keen, cross)
11
bearish(adjective, cross, negative, irritable)
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huffy(adjective, mean, cross, nervous)
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sour(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
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ill-natured(adjective, mean, irritable, crabby)
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morose(adjective, low, cross, feelings)
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snappy(adjective, hurt, keen, nasty)
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ill-humored(adjective, low, sad, cross)
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perverse(adjective, severe, cross, gloomy)
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prickly(adjective, tough, cross, sensitive)
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discontented(adjective, critical, annoyed, irritated)
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ornery(adjective, mean, informal, sensitive)
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whiny(critical, sullen, crabby, moody)
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cross-grained(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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dour(adjective, feelings, gloomy, depressed)
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