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| dull(adjective, simple, plain, inferior, ordinary) | |
| fighting(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| flip(nasty, determined, spirited, aggressive) | |
| frightening(adjective, sharp, harsh, awful, terrible) | |
| gruff(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| hard-nosed(adjective, clear, hard, tough, severe) | |
| have a bone to pick(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| have chip on shoulder(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| have it in for(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| hot-tempered(nasty, determined, irritable, disagreeable) | |
| ill(adjective, bad, weak, sad, thin) | |
| ill-humored(adjective, nasty, cross, unpleasant, dirty) | |
| ill-mannered(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh) | |
| liverish(adjective, nasty, rude, cruel) | |
| low-down and dirty(expression, adjective, idiom, nasty, rude) | |
| militant(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, determined) | |
| mordant(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined) | |
| pugnacious(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| sadistic(adjective, nasty, harsh, violent, wild) |
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