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- Thesaurus|1.2k
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| battling(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| competitive(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, difficult, determined, hostile) | |
| inimical(mean, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, sharp, difficult) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, sharp, rough) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, rough, dark) | |
| virulent(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| adverse(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| alien(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| anti(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| ardent(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) | |
| at loggerheads(expression, determined, hostile, spirited) | |
| bitter(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| catty(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| chill(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| crabby(adjective, rough, difficult, dark) | |
| disapproving(adjective, mean, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| dour(adjective, mean, rough, dark) | |
| flip(determined, hostile, spirited, aggressive) |
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