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aggressive(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude)
30
bellicose(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty)
29
combative(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
22
pugnacious(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp)
20
quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
15
antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, violent)
12
argumentative(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, determined)
11
warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
10
truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, determined, antagonistic)
9
disputatious(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, aggressive)
9
scrappy(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp)
7
hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic)
6
irascible(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bitter, aggressive)
6
irritable(adjective, difficult, aggressive, turbulent, argumentative)
5
litigious(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, turbulent)
5
petulant(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bitter, aggressive)
5
testy(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, argumentative)
4
cantankerous(adjective, nasty, energetic, determined, antagonistic)
4
choleric(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent)
4
gladiatorial(adjective, difficult, energetic, hostile, antagonistic)
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