27
bellicose(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, difficult)
26
belligerent(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
23
warlike(adjective, attack, nasty, violent, cold)
22
hostile(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude)
22
aggressive(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude)
21
contentious(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
19
quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
17
militant(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude)
17
pugnacious(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
15
truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, determined, hostile)
14
antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, violent)
14
scrappy(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty)
13
disputatious(adjective, difficult, conflict, contrary, aggressive)
11
litigious(adjective, difficult, conflict, contrary, turbulent)
11
martial(adjective, warfare, having)
10
argumentative(adjective, nasty, conflict, hostile, quarrel)
9
offensive(adjective, aggressive)
8
unfriendly(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
7
hawkish(adjective, violent, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
6
military(adjective, warfare, soldierlike)
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