4
mordacious(adjective, attack, respect, hostile, hateful)
4
nasty(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, vulgar, hostile)
4
sadistic(adjective, harsh, rude, violent, cruel)
4
sanguinary(adjective, violent, cruel, vicious, fierce)
4
snippy
4
surly(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
4
terrifying(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
4
trenchant(adjective, attack, respect, hostile, hateful)
4
unnatural
4
vituperative(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
4
wolfish(adjective, kind, harsh, rude, violent)
3
bloody(adjective, harsh, violent, cruel, vicious)
3
boorish(adjective, rude, coarse, grumpy, abrupt)
3
browbeating(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
3
bullying(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
3
cantankerous(adjective, nasty, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
3
confrontational(adjective, difficult, hostile, antagonistic, aggressive)
3
cowing(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
3
cross(adjective, difficult, hostile, hateful, turbulent)
3
cutthroat(strong, violent, brutal, ferocious, menacing)
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