5
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
5
crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unfriendly, irritable)
5
curmudgeonly
5
factious(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, quarrelsome)
5
ferocious(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome)
5
fierce(adjective, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited)
5
hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, hostile)
5
martial
5
offensive(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violent, hostile)
5
passionate(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
5
polemic(adjective, conflict, argumentative)
5
prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
5
provocative(adjective, debated)
5
quick-tempered(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
5
snappish
5
splenetic
5
unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
5
warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
4
bearish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
4
churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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