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antagonistic(hostile, aggressive, conflicting, dissenting)
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cantankerous(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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factious(discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
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fractious(difficult, cross, awkward, irritable)
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hostile(conflicting, argumentative, quarrelsome, sectarian)
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testy(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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choleric(difficult, cross, irritable, emotional)
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peevish(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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petulant(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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querulous(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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touchy(noun, difficult, cross, irritable)
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churlish(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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contrary(noun, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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cross(difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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dissenting(conflicting, discordant, disagreeing, frictional)
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dyspeptic(cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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grouchy(difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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negative
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unfriendly(difficult, rude, unpleasant, irritable)
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warlike
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