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curmudgeonly(difficult, irritable, grumpy, abrupt)
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edgy(nervous, sensitive, irritable, tense)
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hot-tempered(mean, irritable, ugly, annoyed)
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impatient(nervous, short, sensitive, irritable)
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ornery(mean, informal, cross, sensitive)
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sensitive(cross, touchy, ill-tempered, prickly)
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tender
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contentious(cross, ill-tempered, short-tempered)
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dyspeptic(cross, ill-tempered, short-tempered)
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hasty(cross, irritable, annoyed, irritated)
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hot(cross, ill-tempered, short-tempered, irascibility)
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hypersensitive(sensitive, touchy, prickly, quick-tempered)
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moody(cross, nervous, sensitive, irritable)
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pesky(irritable, touchy, irascible)
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quarrelsome(irritable, touchy, bad-tempered, testy)
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quick(irritable, snippy, irascibility)
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sullen(mean, short, irritable, touchy)
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surly(mean, cross, short, sensitive)
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acrimonious(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
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annoyed(cross, short, irritable, angry)
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