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