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| snappy(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| sour(adjective, hard, tough, evil, rough) | |
| splenetic(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| surly(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| tenacious(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| testing(adjective, tough, unhappy, grim) | |
| truculent(adjective, energetic, lively, irritable) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, tough, wild, obstinate) | |
| undisciplined(tough, wild, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| unnatural(adjective, obscure, dark, strange) | |
| unpliable(adjective, tough, wild, inflexible) | |
| unrelaxed(adjective, stiff, tight, artificial) | |
| uptight(adjective, rude, unpleasant, negative) | |
| willful(tough, obstinate, stubborn, rebellious) | |
| acrimonious(tough, harsh, unpleasant, grumpy) | |
| blunt(tough, harsh, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| compromising(uneasy, tricky, problematic, uncomfortable) | |
| discommodious(uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| distracting(uneasy, uncomfortable) | |
| fiddly(delicate, complicated) |
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