- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.2k
- Abbreviations|0
95 entries under argumentative topic. ×
| confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, aggressive, belligerent) | |
| ferocious(adjective, hard, rough, harsh, terrible) | |
| passionate(adjective, difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| peevish(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| captious(contentious, quarrelsome, irascibility) | |
| churlish(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent) | |
| cross(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult, harsh) | |
| polemical(adjective, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| battling(nasty, determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| fiery(adjective, difficult, cruel, vicious, irritable) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, irritable) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, nasty, difficult, determined, hostile) | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, rough, offensive, dark) | |
| obstreperous(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, difficult) | |
| polemic | |
| scathing(adjective, mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, rough, nasty) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, dark) | |
| trigger-happy(energetic, antagonistic, aggressive, contentious) |
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