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91 entries under belligerent topic. ×
| choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| petulant(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| factious(adjective, contrary, argumentative, quarrelsome) | |
| ferocious(adjective, hostile, quarrelsome) | |
| passionate(difficult, irritable, turbulent, argumentative) | |
| warring(adjective, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| contrary(noun, adjective, mean, nasty, difficult) | |
| harsh(adjective, hostile, conflicting, quarrelsome) | |
| hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, hostile, antagonistic) | |
| inimical(mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| savage(adjective, hostile, quarrelsome) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| gladiatorial(difficult, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| hasty(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| barbarous(adjective, hostile, quarrelsome) |
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