2
barbarous(adjective, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome)
2
battling(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
2
bilious
2
brawling(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, conflicting)
2
cacophonous(adjective, conflicting, discordant)
2
carping(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
2
cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
2
clashing(adjective, conflicting)
2
contending
2
critical(adjective, provocative)
2
differing(adjective, conflicting, discordant)
2
dissentient(adjective, discord)
2
dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
2
divisive(adjective, hostile, conflicting, provocative, debated)
2
doubtful(adjective, dubious, questionable, provocative, debatable)
2
fighting(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
2
hard(angry, offended, indignant)
2
hot(adjective, nasty, cross, determined, hostile)
2
hotheaded(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative)
2
hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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