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pugnacious(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, rough)
19
quarrelsome(adjective, attack, sharp, rough, nasty)
15
truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, difficult, unpleasant)
7
offensive(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violent, horrible)
6
cantankerous(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
4
disagreeable(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
4
surly(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, difficult)
4
threatening(adjective, unpleasant, violent, horrible, hostile)
4
ugly(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, horrible)
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unpleasant(adjective, rude, horrible, irritable, disagreeable)
3
crabbed(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant)
3
spiteful(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, dark)
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nasty(adjective, mean, rough, dark, rude)
2
sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, rough, nasty)
2
violent(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
1
crabby(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
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dour(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, dark)
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malevolent(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, horrible)
1
mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, unpleasant)
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base(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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