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"code": "ht",
"lang": "Haitian Creole",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "agresif"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "sértődékeny"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "ingerlékeny"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "nyűgös"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "petulante"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "petulans"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "whanewhane"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "ngutu hāwere"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "amper"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "hårsår"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "lunefull"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "pirrelig"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "amper"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "hårsår"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "lunefull"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "pirrelig"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "prunsch"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdražítelʹnyj",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "раздражи́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzdornyj",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "вздорный"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "easily irritated or annoyed",
"word": "nevrlý"
}
],
"word": "petulant"
}
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