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| caviling(argumentative, quarrelsome) | |
| cussed(energetic, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive, belligerent) | |
| energetic(antagonistic, aggressive, argumentative) | |
| excitable(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| hasty(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| pettish(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| snappy(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| strenuous(energetic, antagonistic, aggressive, argumentative) | |
| tempestuous(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| thin-skinned(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| turbulent(difficult, irritable, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| war(difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent, argumentative) |
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