78 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| litigious(adjective, conflicting, quarrelsome, sectarian) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| scathing(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| troublesome(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| ardent(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| captious(mean, sharp, nasty, bitter) | |
| challenging(adjective, demanding, quarrelsome, exacting) | |
| contumelious(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| disputative | |
| dissentious(adjective, quarrelsome) | |
| flip(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| frightening(adjective, mean, tough, sharp, nasty) | |
| have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, spirited) | |
| have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, spirited) | |
| have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, spirited) | |
| hot(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| intimidating(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| mordant(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, spirited) |
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