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64 entries under nasty topic. ×

4
surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
3
competitive(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
2
adverse(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
2
at loggerheads(expression, adjective, determined, hostile)
2
battling(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
2
fighting(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
2
hot(adjective, cross, determined, hostile)
2
malicious(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
2
virulent(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
alien(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
anti(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
ardent(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
1
bitter(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
catty(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
chill(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
disapproving(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
dour(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful)
1
flip(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
1
hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh)
1
have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, determined, hostile)
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