8
contentious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, conflict)
8
disputatious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, conflict)
8
whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
7
argumentative(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, belligerent)
7
controversial(adjective, reasoning, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
7
disputant(noun, reasoning)
7
litigious(adjective, conflict, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
7
polemical(adjective, conflict, reasoning, contrary, argumentative)
6
combative(adjective, conflict, argumentative)
6
controversialist(noun, reasoning)
6
eristical(adjective, reasoning, argumentative)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, conflict, unfriendly, bold)
4
polemic(adjective, conflict, contrary, argumentative)
4
scrappy(adjective, conflict, contrary, belligerent, argumentative)
3
belligerent(adjective, argumentative)
2
aggressive
2
arguer(noun, reasoning)
2
bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
2
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, unhelpful)
2
disputative
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