1
disputant
1
dour(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
excitable(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, contentious)
1
ferocious(determined, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome, fencing)
1
fierce(nasty, hostile, aggressive, belligerent, quarrelsome)
1
fiery(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, contentious)
1
fire-eating(adjective, quarrel, antagonistic, contrary, aggressive)
1
grumpy
1
hasty(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, contentious)
1
hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, rude)
1
have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, difficult, hostile)
1
high-strung
1
huffish
1
huffy(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, contentious)
1
ill-disposed(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, awkward)
1
ill-humored
1
ill-humoured
1
ill-natured
1
ill-tempered
1
impassioned(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, contentious)
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