5
impudent
5
intractable(adjective, determined, negative, hostile, persistent)
5
unyielding(adjective, cross, deliberate, determined, impulsive)
4
naughty(adjective, bad, misbehaved)
4
ornery(adjective, support, attitude, cross, passionate)
4
peevish(adjective, cross, irritable, restless, ornery)
4
persistent(adjective, deliberate, determined, obstinate, insistent)
4
petulant(adjective, cross, passionate, unstable, irritable)
4
recalcitrant(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate)
4
restive(adjective, negative, nervous, hostile, different)
4
ungovernable(determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate, stubborn)
4
wilful
3
adverse(adjective, cross, negative, hostile, different)
3
bloody-minded(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
cross(adjective, irritable, restless, peevish, ornery)
3
cross-grained
3
cussed(adjective, passionate, unstable, persistent, unpredictable)
3
rigid(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
tenacious(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
3
unfavorable(adjective, cross, ornery)
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