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79 entries under hostile topic. ×
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined) | |
| offensive(adjective, rude, unpleasant, violent) | |
| warring(adjective, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| confrontational(adjective, difficult, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| harsh(adjective, conflicting, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| hawkish(adjective, energetic, violent, antagonistic) | |
| inimical(mean, nasty, unfriendly, antagonistic) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| savage(adjective, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| gladiatorial(difficult, energetic, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| at loggerheads(expression, adjective, nasty, determined) | |
| barbarous(adjective, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| battling(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| divisive(adjective, conflicting, provocative, debated) | |
| fighting(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| hot(adjective, nasty, cross, determined) | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, rude, unpleasant) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) |
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