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cross-grained(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous)
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cynical(tough, harsh, awkward, sullen)
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disobliging(mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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disrespectful(mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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fierce(mean, harsh, cruel, vicious)
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forbidding(severe, rough, nasty, dark)
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hard(mean, tough, severe, harsh)
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harmful(person, mean, bad, wrong)
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huffish(cross, short, angry, offended)
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ill-disposed(mean, cold, unfriendly, aloof)
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ill-humoured
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inhospitable(mean, nasty, cold, unfriendly)
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inimical(person, mean, bad, wrong)
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injurious(person, mean, bad, wrong)
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menacing(unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
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misanthropic(person, tough, nasty, harsh)
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murky(sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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obstinate(mean, difficult, cross, irritable)
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ominous(mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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pettish(hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
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