6
quarrelsomely(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
4
aggressively(adverb, bad behavior)
4
belligerently(adverb, bad behavior)
4
combatively(adverb, bad behavior)
4
contentiously(adverb, bad behavior)
4
harshly(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
disagreeably(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
get angry(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
hawkishly(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
hostilely(adverb, bad behavior)
3
inimically(adverb, bad behavior, in negative way)
3
rowdily(adverb, in negative way)
2
antagonistically(adverb, bad behavior)
2
bellicosely
2
cantankerously
2
defiantly(adverb, bad behavior)
2
martially
2
militantly
1
approximately
1
argumentatively
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