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disobedient(disorderly, boisterous, disruptive)
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fretting(mean, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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frightening(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh)
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grousing(mean, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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growling(mean, irritable, ugly, crabby)
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inhumane(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh)
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insubmissive
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invective(adjective, sharp, hostile, belligerent)
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mordacious(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh)
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ogre(mean, irritable, ugly, touchy)
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pertinacious(mean, tough, firm, unreasonable)
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resentful(adjective, mean, nasty, informal)
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scurrilous(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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snappy(mean, difficult, irritable, ugly)
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trenchant(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty)
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unfavorable(mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly)
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unsociable(adjective, mean, nasty, rude)
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untoward(tough, firm, unreasonable, grim)
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unyielding(adjective, mean, tough, firm)
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waspy(mean, difficult, irritable, ugly)
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