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uncertain(adjective, difficult, delicate, passionate, nervous)
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awkward(adjective, difficult, delicate, uneasy, tricky)
8
churlish(adjective, mean, informal, coarse, irritable)
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contentious(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, irritable)
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difficult(adjective, delicate, awkward, irritable, tricky)
8
embarrassing(adjective, awkward, uneasy, uncomfortable)
8
fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, passionate, violent)
8
high-strung(adjective, understanding, keen, fine, sensible)
8
hypersensitive(adjective, understanding, soft, keen, fine)
8
ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, irritable)
8
impatient(adjective, passionate, nervous, short, sensitive)
8
miffed(adjective, cross, short, angry, complaint)
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peeved(adjective, cross, short, angry, complaint)
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pettish(adjective, cross, short, sensitive, offended)
8
upset(adjective, nervous, worried, restless, complaint)
7
argumentative(adjective, difficult, irritable, quarrel, contrary)
7
dicey(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
7
dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant)
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explosive(adjective, unstable, unreliable, fickle, insecure)
7
hairy(adjective, delicate, uncertain, sensitive, unstable)
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