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