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ornery(adjective, informal, cross, sensitive)
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huffy(cross, sensitive, irritable, ugly)
3
sullen(adjective, short, irritable, touchy)
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surly(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
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acrimonious(adjective, cross, irritable, ugly)
2
carping(adjective, cross, irritable, ugly)
2
churlish(adjective, cross, short, irritable)
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fault-finding(adjective, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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snappy(adjective, cross, short, sensitive)
2
sulky(adjective, sensitive, irritable, crabby)
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caviling(short, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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childish(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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complaining(adjective, cross, irritable, crabby)
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cussed(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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fretting(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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growling(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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morose(cross, irritable, ugly, abrupt)
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obstinate(difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
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ogre(cross, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, irritable)
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