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hypercritical(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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ill-humored(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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inharmonious
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jarring
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jingoistic
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legalistic
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malicious(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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nasty(mean, rude, unpleasant, hostile)
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obstreperous(mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
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pettish(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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questionable(doubtful, dubious, provocative, debatable)
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raucous
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resistant
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rude(mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
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scathing(mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
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squabbling
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threatening
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tuneless
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ugly(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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unharmonious
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