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66 entries under belligerent topic. ×

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mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, delicate)
6
hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh)
6
quarrelsome(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
6
cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate)
5
contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
5
hostile(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
5
surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate)
4
bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate)
4
combative(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
4
cussed(adjective, mean, tough, evil, sharp)
4
scrappy(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, informal)
4
sullen(adjective, upset, mean, sharp, informal)
4
truculent(adjective, nasty, difficult, informal, rude)
3
antagonistic(adjective, sharp, nasty, cross, energetic)
3
argumentative(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, hostile)
3
bellicose(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult)
3
defiant(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
3
fierce(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh)
3
harsh(rude, coarse, hostile, sullen)
3
militant(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, cross)
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