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258 entries under adjective topic. ×

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cantankerous(nasty, difficult, cross, rude)
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irascible(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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militant(mean, attack, sharp, nasty)
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peevish(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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choleric(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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petulant(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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querulous(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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captious(argumentative, quarrelsome, irascibility)
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conflicting(conflicting, discordant)
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cross(mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
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disagreeable(difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, argumentative)
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discordant(discord, conflicting, discordant)
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disputative(argumentative, quarrelsome)
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dissident
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eristic(difficult, rude, unpleasant, conflict)
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fractious(difficult, cross, awkward, hostile)
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grouchy(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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polemical(conflict, argumentative, quarrelsome, provocative)
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short-tempered(cross, ill-tempered)
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waspish(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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