3
aggressor(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
3
battling(adjective, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited)
3
bloodthirsty
3
brawler(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
3
bully(tough, opponent, champion, combatant, mercenary)
3
champion(noun, tough, opponent, combatant, mercenary)
3
competitive(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
3
confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, radical)
3
contestant(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
3
contrary(adjective, mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly)
3
cranky(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, spiteful)
3
defiant(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
3
duelist(noun, tough, opponent, champion, combatant)
3
factious(adjective, contrary, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome)
3
ground
3
harsh(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, spiteful, quarrelsome)
3
hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, spirited)
3
jingoist(noun, hawk, objector, jingo, scrapper)
3
mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, determined)
3
ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
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