- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.4k
- Abbreviations|0
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85 entries under hostile topic. ×
| battling(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| callous(adjective, hard, tough, severe, evil) | |
| contemptible(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| dangerous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| despicable(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| dirty(adjective, hard, rough, nasty, rude) | |
| dishonorable(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| evil(adjective, mean, bad, hard, wrong) | |
| fierce(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| fighting(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| flip(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| hot(adjective, nasty, cross, determined) | |
| ignoble(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| infamous(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| knavish(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| lousy(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) |
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