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contentious(adjective, rude, unpleasant, conflict)
8
disputatious(adjective, rude, unpleasant, conflict)
8
whiny(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, conflict, unfriendly, bold)
2
bellicose(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
2
disagreeable(adjective, unfriendly, bad-tempered, unhelpful)
2
irritable(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
2
querulous(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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contrary(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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bad-tempered(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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brusque(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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cantankerous(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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churlish(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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crabby(adjective, unfriendly, bad-tempered, unhelpful)
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cross(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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disobliging(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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grouchy(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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ill-natured(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, rude)
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peevish(adjective, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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