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75 entries under quarrelsome topic. ×
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, hostile) | |
| polemical(adjective, conflict, argumentative, provocative) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| factious(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| ferocious(adjective, hostile, belligerent) | |
| prickly(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive) | |
| contrary(noun, adjective, mean, nasty, difficult) | |
| harsh(adjective, hostile, conflicting, belligerent) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| perverse(adjective, argumentative) | |
| savage(adjective, hostile, belligerent) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| awkward(problematic, argumentative, embarrassing) | |
| barbarous(adjective, hostile, belligerent) | |
| dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| rude(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| scathing(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) |
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