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contumacious(adjective, negative, hostile, persistent)
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flighty(adjective, careless, foolish, crazy, unstable)
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changeable(adjective, irregular, unreliable, variable)
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self-willed(adjective, tough, difficult, wild, foolish)
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obdurate(adjective, tough, difficult, obstinate)
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restive(adjective, negative, hostile, different, restless)
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unpredictable(adjective, careless, unstable, unreasonable)
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unstable(adjective, careless, unreasonable, irregular, unreliable)
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variable(adjective, careless, unstable, unreasonable, irregular)
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balky(adjective, support, attitude, negative, hostile)
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inconstant(adjective, careless, unstable, unreasonable, irregular)
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mulish(adjective, tough, difficult, awkward)
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delinquent(adjective, obstinate, stubborn, willful)
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ornery(adjective, support, mean, attitude, informal)
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cross-grained(adjective, unmanageable)
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aberrant(adjective, irregular, unpredictable, unreliable)
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contrarious(adjective, support, attitude)
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disorderly(adjective, mean, violent, wild, foolish)
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undependable(adjective, unmanageable)
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errant(adjective, wrong, deviant, unmanageable)
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