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79 entries under hostile topic. ×
| quarrelsome(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| combative(noun, adjective, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| belligerent(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, violent) | |
| disputatious(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| argumentative(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, conflict) | |
| aggressive(adjective, attack, sharp, nasty, attitude) | |
| pugnacious(noun, adjective, mean, attack, sharp) | |
| bellicose(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| warlike(adjective, mean, attack, nasty, violent) | |
| litigious(adjective, difficult, conflict, contrary) | |
| truculent(adjective, attack, nasty, determined) | |
| scrappy(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, nasty, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| militant(adjective, mean, attack, sharp, nasty) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| ferocious(adjective, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| fierce(adjective, nasty, determined, spirited) |
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