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111 entries under adjective topic. ×
| stubborn(characteristic, quality, refusal, stubbornness) | |
| contrarious | |
| contrary(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| perverse | |
| cantankerous(difficult, irritable, grumpy, crusty) | |
| cranky(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| crotchety(difficult, irritable, grumpy, due) | |
| crusty(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| disobedient | |
| fractious(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| irritable(difficult, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty) | |
| rough(coarse, irregular, uneven, disordered) | |
| testy(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| uneven(harsh, coarse, irregular, rugged) | |
| wayward(contrary, unmanageable) | |
| bearish(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| broken(harsh, coarse, irregular, uneven) | |
| contumacious | |
| cross(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous) | |
| curly-grained |
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