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111 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| contrary(noun, adjective, mean, nasty, difficult) | |
| hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| perverse(adjective, quarrelsome) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| at loggerheads(expression, adjective, nasty, determined, hostile) | |
| awkward(problematic, quarrelsome, embarrassing) | |
| battling(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| brawling(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, conflicting) | |
| cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| fighting(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| hot(adjective, nasty, cross, determined, hostile) | |
| hotheaded(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, rude, unpleasant, hostile) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| pettish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| rude(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) |
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