2
snappish(adjective, irritable)
2
soldierly
2
sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, rough, nasty)
2
testy
2
trigger-happy(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive, argumentative)
2
unpacific
2
violent(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
2
virulent(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
acerbic(adjective, irritable)
1
acid(adjective, irritable)
1
adverse(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
alien(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
anti(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
ardent(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
1
armigerous(adjective, warfare)
1
assaultive
1
at loggerheads(expression, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited)
1
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
1
bickering
1
bitchy(adjective, irritable)
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