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peevish(adjective, irritable, touchy, grumpy)
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testy(noun, adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, nervous)
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touchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, feelings)
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petulant(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable)
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choleric(adjective, cross, feelings, sensitive)
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pettish(adjective, sensitive, prickly, quick-tempered)
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fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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irascible(adjective, cross, feelings, nervous)
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grumpy(adjective, mean, informal, irritable)
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quick-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, feelings)
8
waspish(adjective, mean, sensitive, irritable)
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crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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fretful(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive)
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querulous(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive)
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captious(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive)
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crabby(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy)
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ill-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy)
6
splenetic(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive)
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disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt)
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