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