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| aggressive(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude) | |
| bellicose(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| combative(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| pugnacious(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp) | |
| quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, violent) | |
| argumentative(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, determined) | |
| warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, determined, antagonistic) | |
| disputatious(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, aggressive) | |
| scrappy(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp) | |
| hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bitter, aggressive) | |
| irritable(adjective, difficult, aggressive, turbulent, argumentative) | |
| litigious(adjective, difficult, hostile, contrary, turbulent) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bitter, aggressive) | |
| testy(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, argumentative) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, nasty, energetic, determined, antagonistic) | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, turbulent) | |
| gladiatorial(adjective, difficult, energetic, hostile, antagonistic) |
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