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hasty(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh)
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have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, hostile, turbulent)
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have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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hot(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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hotheaded(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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ill-humored
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ill-tempered
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impassioned(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
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jingo
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jingoish
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jingoist
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logomachic
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manful
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manly
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mean(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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on the offensive(expression, idiom)
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on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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opponent
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