2
bad
2
bellicose(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
2
booming(adjective, strong, loud, piercing, strident)
2
churlish
2
clattery(loud, piercing, showy, strident, supersonic)
2
combative(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
2
contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
2
crabbed
2
crabby(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh)
2
cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
2
crotchety(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, due)
2
curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
deafening(adjective, strong, vulgar, loud, piercing)
2
extravagant
2
grouchy(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
2
hostile(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
2
incorrigible
2
irrepressible
2
irritable(tough, difficult, grim, problematic, cantankerous)
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