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70 entries under quarrelsome topic. ×
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| contrary(adjective, support, mean, difficult, attitude) | |
| cranky(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, delicate) | |
| bearish(adjective, rough, difficult, rude, coarse) | |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| difficult(adjective, support, mean, attitude, lively) | |
| hateful(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate) | |
| perverse(adjective, support, mean, tough, firm) | |
| contentious(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| hostile(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, delicate) | |
| combative(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| cussed(adjective, mean, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| scrappy(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, informal) | |
| sullen(adjective, upset, mean, sharp, informal) | |
| truculent(adjective, nasty, difficult, informal, rude) |
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