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hasty(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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sullen(mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
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tetchy(cross, ill-tempered, short-tempered)
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unpleasant(rude, obnoxious)
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adverse(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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agonistic
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at loggerheads(expression, nasty, determined, hostile)
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attacking
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barbarous(hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome)
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brawling(difficult, irritable, aggressive, conflicting)
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cacophonous(conflicting, discordant)
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carping(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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clashing
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critical
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differing(conflicting, discordant)
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dissentient
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dissentious(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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divisive(hostile, conflicting, provocative, debated)
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doubtful(dubious, questionable, provocative, debatable)
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hot(nasty, cross, determined, hostile)
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