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| staggering(great, striking, overwhelming, sophistical) | |
| surly(adjective, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| tenacious(wild, awkward, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| testing(adjective, unhappy, awkward, grim) | |
| threatening(hard, severe, offensive, weighty) | |
| unbending(obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| uncooperative(adjective, wild, awkward, obstinate) | |
| undisciplined(wild, awkward, obstinate, stubborn) | |
| unmanageable socially(expression, adjective, problematic, trying) | |
| unpliable(adjective, wild, awkward, inflexible) | |
| upstream(adjective, hard, problematic, trying) | |
| willful(awkward, obstinate, stubborn, rebellious) | |
| acrimonious(harsh, unpleasant, awkward, grumpy) | |
| blunt(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| clamorous(adjective, hard, urgent, challenging) | |
| fierce(demanding, strenuous, stressful, exhausting) | |
| glum(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| misanthropic(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| mulish(awkward, obstinate, stubborn, willful) | |
| nasty-tempered(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) |
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