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| indocile(difficult, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| indomitable(difficult, wild, irritable, restless) | |
| insoluble(difficult, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| locked in(expression, difficult, wild, obstinate) | |
| misanthropic(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| morose(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| mulish(difficult, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| nasty-tempered(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| obdurate(adjective, difficult, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| obstinate(adjective, difficulty, difficult, stiff) | |
| pat(difficult, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| pertinacious(difficult, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| prickly(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| recalcitrant(difficult, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| refractory(difficulty, difficult, unpleasant, wild) | |
| resolute(difficult, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| saturnine(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| self-willed(difficult, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| severe(adjective, difficult, demanding, tricky) | |
| snappish(harsh, irritable, restless, grumpy) |
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