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365 entries under adjective topic. ×
| waspish(mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| crabbed(mean, delicate, rude, coarse) | |
| despicable(mean, bad, nasty, awful) | |
| feisty(irritable, spirited, touchy, testy) | |
| malicious(mean, nasty, unpleasant, violent) | |
| perverse(support, mean, tough, firm) | |
| balky(support, tough, firm, attitude) | |
| ill-natured(mean, difficult, informal, cross) | |
| ill-tempered(mean, rude, unpleasant, coarse) | |
| adverse(mean, informal, cross, negative) | |
| contentious(mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| froward(support, attitude, cross, passionate) | |
| grouchy(mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable) | |
| hostile(mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| irascible(mean, difficult, sensitive, irritable) | |
| obnoxious(nasty, offensive, terrible, foul) | |
| splenetic(mean, nasty, delicate, cross) | |
| surly(mean, nasty, difficult, delicate) | |
| unruly(difficult, negative, hostile, different) | |
| wayward(support, mean, attitude, informal) |
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