100 entries under touchy topic. ×

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hostile(adjective, negative, disagreeable, surly)
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rude(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant, negative)
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unfriendly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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volatile(adjective, weak, delicate, passionate, anxious)
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ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, sensitive)
6
vexatious(adjective, sullen, irascible)
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hasty(adjective, keen, difficult, cross, violent)
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nasty(adjective, mean, attitude, rude, unpleasant)
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ugly(adjective, mean, low, difficult, sad)
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down(adjective, low, feelings, miserable)
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feisty
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hotheaded(adjective, mean, difficult, passionate, violent)
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piqued(adjective, hurt, cross, miserable, mad)
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uptight(adjective, weak, difficult, delicate, cross)
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pesky(adjective, irascible)
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resentful(adjective, hurt, cross, unhappy, mad)
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difficult(adjective, tough, rude, unpleasant, negative)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, mad, short)
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peppery(adjective, mean, intense, violent, hot)
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rough(adjective, rude, crude, moody)
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