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138 entries under hostile topic. ×
| nasty(adjective, mean, offensive, unpleasant, violent) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, delicate) | |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| stubborn(adjective, characteristic, quality, tough, firm) | |
| hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, rough, difficult, informal) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate) | |
| malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, violent) | |
| perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, firm) | |
| balky(adjective, support, tough, firm, attitude) | |
| adverse(adjective, mean, informal, cross, negative) | |
| contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| froward(adjective, support, attitude, cross, passionate) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate) | |
| unruly(adjective, difficult, negative, different) | |
| wayward(adjective, support, mean, attitude, informal) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate) | |
| combative(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) |
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