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