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aggressive(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, belligerent)
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antagonistic(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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ardent(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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battling(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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bellicose(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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belligerent(adjective, nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive)
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cantankerous(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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combative(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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contentious(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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fierce(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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fighting(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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flip(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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hostile(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive, argumentative)
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hot(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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hot-tempered(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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mean(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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militant(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive)
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on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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