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fractious(adjective, mean, naughty, unruly)
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quarrelsome(noun, adjective, nasty, cold)
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resolute(adjective, determined, obstinate, stubborn)
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tenacious(adjective, wild, determined, awkward)
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whiny(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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irascible(adjective, sullen, crabby, cranky)
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mulish(adjective, determined, awkward, resolute)
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ornery(adjective, support, mean, attitude)
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cross-grained(adjective, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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hard(adjective, determined, fixed, angry)
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pertinacious(adjective, determined, awkward, resolute)
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pigheaded(adjective, tough, determined, awkward)
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captious(adjective, mean, severe, cross)
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cranky(adjective, mean, nervous, worried)
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grouchy(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant)
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immovable(adjective, determined, resolute, obstinate)
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severe(adjective, cross, persistent, obstinate)
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awkward(tough, unpleasant, wild, stubborn)
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bellicose(adjective, mean, nasty, rude)
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contentious(noun, adjective, mean, nasty)
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