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| impassioned(difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| inhospitable(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| intimidating(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| malevolent(mean, nasty, unpleasant, horrible) | |
| malicious(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| malignant(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| mean(sharp, nasty, harsh, unpleasant) | |
| narrow(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| opposed(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| opposite(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| oppugnant(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| perverse(argumentative, quarrelsome) | |
| powerful(cruel, vicious, brutal, aggressive) | |
| rancorous(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| rasping | |
| raspy | |
| refractory(hard, severe, rough, harsh) | |
| resentful(hostile, angry, offended, indignant) | |
| rocky | |
| ruffianly(hard, severe, rough, harsh) |
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