4
ruggedly(adverb, difficultly)
4
unsympathetically(adverb, evil behavior)
3
acerbically(adverb, severely)
3
argumentatively(adverb, negatively, contentiously)
3
bitingly(adverb, negatively)
3
bleakly(adverb, severely)
3
bluntly(adverb, severely)
3
churlishly
3
critically(adverb, badly, severely, strictly, sternly)
3
demandingly(adverb, severely, difficultly, punitively)
3
dourly(adverb, severely)
3
exactingly(adverb, severely)
3
gallingly
3
get angry(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
grudgingly(adverb, negatively, in negative way)
3
hawkishly(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
heartlessly
3
hostilely(adverb, bad behavior, negatively)
3
ill
3
incompatibly(adverb, negatively, in negative way)
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