1
bloody
1
bloody-minded
1
catty(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
chauvinist
1
chauvinistic
1
chill(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
confirmed(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
contention
1
controversial(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome)
1
crabby(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
1
cruel(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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curmudgeonly
1
desperate(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
1
determined(spirited, plucky)
1
disapproving(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
1
discordant
1
disputative(argumentative, quarrelsome)
1
dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
1
divisive
1
dour(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, dark)
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