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193 entries under adjective topic. ×
| arrogant(opinion, description, judgement, judgmental) | |
| barbarous(hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| bellicose(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| belligerent(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| censorious(rude, critical, dissatisfied, disparaging) | |
| contentious(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| distressing | |
| hostile(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| hypercritical(opinion, description, judgement, judgmental) | |
| obstreperous(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| overcritical(opinion, description, judgement, judgmental) | |
| poisonous | |
| pugnacious(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| rude(offensive, hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| sullen(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| surly(hostile, belligerent, quarrelsome) | |
| aggressive(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| agonizing(strange, horrible, horror, scary) | |
| bad-tempered(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) | |
| browbeating(mean, sharp, harsh, cross) |
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