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| sour(harsh, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| splenetic(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| sulky(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| sullen(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| surly(difficult, harsh, irritable, grumpy) | |
| tenacious(difficult, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| unbending(difficult, stiff, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, difficult, rude, wild) | |
| undisciplined(difficult, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| ungovernable(difficult, unpleasant, terrible, wild) | |
| unpliable(difficult, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| unruly(difficult, unpleasant, wild, stubborn) | |
| unsociable(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| unyielding(difficult, unpleasant, stiff, stubborn) | |
| wayward(difficult, wild, irritable, restless) | |
| willful(difficult, obstinate, stubborn, obstreperous) | |
| acid(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| controversial(tricky, problematic, argumentative, quarrelsome) | |
| dour(harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| formidable(adjective, difficult, complex, demanding) |
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