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bellicose(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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belligerent(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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combative(adjective, hostile, aggressive, belligerent)
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contentious(adjective, hostile, aggressive, radical)
8
truculent(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
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quarrelsome(adjective, hostile, aggressive, radical)
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argumentative(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
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pugnacious(adjective, hostile, aggressive, radical)
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gladiatorial(hostile, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
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cantankerous(adjective, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
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fractious(adjective, hostile, irritable, belligerent)
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irascible(adjective, irritable, aggressive, belligerent)
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irritable(adjective, aggressive, belligerent, argumentative)
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ornery(hostile, irritable, antagonistic, contrary)
1
peevish(adjective, irritable, argumentative)
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petulant(adjective, irritable, aggressive, belligerent)
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querulous(irritable, argumentative)
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ructious(hostile, irritable, antagonistic, aggressive)
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touchy(irritable, contrary, argumentative)
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turbulent(irritable, argumentative)
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