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despiteful: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

unlikable collapse: difficult or impossible to like; "a disagreeable and unlikable old woman"

malicious collapse: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

rancorous collapse: showing deep-seated resentment; "preserve...from rancourous envy of the rich"- Aldous Huxley

catty collapse: any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)

malevolent collapse: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

hateful collapse: evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly; characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

quarrelsome collapse: given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

hate collapse: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action; dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

clashing collapse: sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors"

conflicting collapse: on bad terms; "they were usually at odds over politics"; "conflicting opinions"

antipathetic collapse: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

malign collapse: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

caustic collapse: any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

malignant collapse: dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

belligerent collapse: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

antagonistic collapse: incapable of harmonious association; used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect; arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"; characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"; indicating opposition or resistance

hostile collapse: troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"; unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"; marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; "not able to accomplish much in such a hostile environment"; very unfriendly; "a hostile attitude"; not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"; very unfavorable to life or growth; "a hostile climate"; "an uncongenial atmosphere"; "an uncongenial soil"; "the unfriendly environment at high altitudes"; characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"; impossible to bring into friendly accord; "hostile factions"

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