116 entries under adjective topic. ×

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contrary(support, attitude, determined, persistent)
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contumacious(negative, hostile, persistent, obstinate)
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perverse(support, attitude, determined, negative)
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refractory(determined, negative, hostile, persistent)
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wayward(support, attitude, negative, hostile)
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disobedient(persistent, obstinate, dogged, defiant)
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headstrong(cross, passionate, deliberate, determined)
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obstinate(determined, negative, hostile, impulsive)
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self-willed(deliberate, determined, impulsive, stubborn)
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fractious(cross, deliberate, determined, restless)
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willful(passionate, deliberate, determined, stupid)
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defiant(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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stubborn(ornery, attitude, determination, archaic)
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uncooperative(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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unmanageable(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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balky(support, attitude, cross, negative)
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difficult(support, attitude, disobedient)
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cantankerous(persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
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intractable(determined, negative, hostile, persistent)
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unyielding(cross, deliberate, determined, impulsive)
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