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| crotchety(adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, bad, hard) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, hard, severe) | |
| perverse(adjective, mean, severe, firm) | |
| contrary(adjective, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, rough, nasty) | |
| stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, firm) | |
| difficult(adjective, hard, evil, rough) | |
| cussed(firm, energetic, persistent, ugly) | |
| intractable(adjective, firm, difficult, persistent) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, difficult, cross) | |
| recalcitrant(firm, difficult, wild, awkward) | |
| refractory(adjective, firm, difficult, wild) | |
| exacting(adjective, hard, severe, cross) | |
| hard(adjective, mean, severe, evil) | |
| apathetic(adjective, hard, severe, cold) | |
| awkward(adjective, rough, difficult, rude) | |
| contumacious(firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| determined(firm, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| firm(adjective, persistent, obstinate, stubborn) |
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