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cantankerous
vs
out of sorts* peevish
cantankerous
adj
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
out of sorts* peevish
How often have the words
cantankerous
and
out of sorts* peevish
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