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111 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| querulous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| captious(adjective, quarrelsome, irascibility) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered) | |
| disputative(adjective, quarrelsome) | |
| eristic(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, conflict) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| polemical(adjective, conflict, quarrelsome, provocative) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, unfriendly, irritable) | |
| factious(adjective, contrary, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| fierce(adjective, nasty, determined, hostile, spirited) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, hostile) | |
| passionate(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| polemic(adjective, conflict) | |
| prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) |
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