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| ill-disposed(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| ill-humoured | |
| inhospitable(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| intimidating(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| loath | |
| malevolent(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| malignant(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| mean(sharp, nasty, harsh, determined) | |
| moody(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| morose(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| niggling | |
| nit-picking | |
| objectionable | |
| opposed(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| opposite(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| oppositional | |
| oppugnant(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| out of humor(expression, idiom, cross, emotional) | |
| oversensitive(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| pettifogging |
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