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91 entries under belligerent topic. ×
| battling(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| brawling(adjective, difficult, irritable, aggressive, conflicting) | |
| cat-and-dog(difficult, irritable, turbulent, argumentative) | |
| dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent) | |
| hotheaded(difficult, irritable, turbulent, argumentative) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| rude(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| scathing(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| violent(adjective, difficult, hostile, irritable, turbulent) | |
| defiant(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| fiery(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| fire-eating(noun, energetic, antagonistic, contrary, aggressive) | |
| hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| intimidating(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, determined) | |
| ructious(difficult, energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| spiky(noun, contrary, contentiousness, litigiousness) | |
| thin-skinned(adjective, difficult, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| abusive(adjective, sharp, cross, hostile) |
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