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ill-tempered
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immutable(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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impassioned(adjective, difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable)
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inhospitable(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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intimidating(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross)
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jingo
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jingoish
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jingoist
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jumpy
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malevolent(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, horrible)
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malicious(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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malignant(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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mean(adjective, sharp, nasty, harsh, unpleasant)
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narrow(adjective, hard, severe, rough, harsh)
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on the outs(expression, idiom, nasty, determined, hostile)
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opposed(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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opposite(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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oppugnant(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful)
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partisan
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perverse(adjective, argumentative, quarrelsome)
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