See crotchety on Wiktionary
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"word": "капризен"
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"word": "oikukas"
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"sense": "cranky, disagreeable or stubborn",
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"word": "kirikawa"
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"word": "капризен"
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"word": "quengelig"
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"sense": "cranky, disagreeable or stubborn",
"word": "knatschig"
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"sense": "cranky, disagreeable or stubborn",
"word": "kirikawa"
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"sense": "cranky, disagreeable or stubborn",
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"word": "прихотли́вый"
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"roman": "vzdórnyj",
"sense": "cranky, disagreeable or stubborn",
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"word": "вздо́рный"
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"word": "crotchety"
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