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| gravelly | |
| grouchy(difficult, irritable, argumentative) | |
| hot-tempered(nasty, difficult, determined, hostile) | |
| nasty(mean, rough, offensive, dark) | |
| obstreperous(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| ornery(mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| polemic | |
| rude(hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| scathing(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| sullen(mean, sharp, rough, nasty) | |
| surly(mean, rough, nasty, dark) | |
| virulent(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| warmongering | |
| adverse(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| alien(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| anti(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| approximative | |
| arbitrary(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| bad-tempered(mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| bitter(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) |
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