97 entries under obnoxious topic. ×

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malevolent(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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truculent(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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despicable(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
3
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, rough)
2
disobliging(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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forbidding(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, dark)
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menacing(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
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ominous(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
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pugnacious(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, dark)
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shocking(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable, ugly)
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sinister(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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vile(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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violent(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, hostile, disagreeable)
1
base(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
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difficult(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, unpleasant)
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disputatious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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offensive(adjective, rude, unpleasant, horrible, irritable)
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out of sorts(expression, adjective, idiom, upset, mean)
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threatening(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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