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114 entries under unpleasant topic. ×

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short(adjective, hurt, rough, cross)
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vicious(adjective, mean, harsh, cruel)
6
whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unfriendly)
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dyspeptic(adjective, mean, nasty, cross)
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obnoxious(adjective, rough, nasty, dark, rude)
5
scowling(adjective, rough, nasty, dark)
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bellicose(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, difficult)
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contentious(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, cross)
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contrary(adjective, mean, difficult, rude)
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horrible(adjective, disagreeable, dreadful, obnoxious)
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low(adjective, blue, sad, feelings)
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malevolent(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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ornery(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate)
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truculent(adjective, rude, coarse, polite)
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despicable(adjective, horrible, disagreeable, dreadful)
3
prickly(adjective, tough, harsh, cross)
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snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, tough, rough)
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temperamental(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate)
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disobliging(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, rude)
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forbidding(adjective, severe, rough, nasty, dark)
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