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aberrant

not normal {aberrant}.

abject

wretched {abject}.

abominable bad

very bad {abominable}.

abrasive irritating

irritating {abrasive, irritating}.

accursed

having bad luck {accursed}.

acidulous

sour {acidulous}.

acquisitive

grasping {acquisitive}.

aloof

proud {aloof}.

amoral

without moral scruples {amoral}.

anemic

weak {anemic}.

antisocial

not sociable {antisocial}.

apprehensive

anxious {apprehensive}.

arch as haughty

haughty {arch, haughty}.

arrogant

proud {arrogant}.

artless

natural {artless}.

asinine

stupid {asinine}.

asocial

not social {asocial}.

atrocious

bad {atrocious}.

bald-faced

brash {bald-faced}.

bandy-legged

bow-legged {bandy-legged}.

bantam about person

small and aggressive {bantam}.

base common

low {base, low}.

baseborn

not born to nobility {baseborn}.

bellicose

wanting to fight {bellicose}.

belligerent

aggressive {belligerent}.

benighted

ignorant {benighted}.

bestial

beast-like {bestial}.

bigoted

prejudiced {bigoted}.

bilious

irascible {bilious}.

boorish

crude {boorish}.

bovine

cow-like {bovine}.

brassbound

unchanging {brassbound}.

brazen

bold {brazen}.

brusque

blunt {brusque}.

bughouse

crazy {bughouse}.

bullheaded

stubborn {bullheaded}.

bullish

optimistic or bullying {bullish}.

bunco

fast talking {bunco} {bunko}.

caitiff

cowardly {caitiff}.

callous

unfeeling {callous}.

callow

inexperienced {callow}.

cantankerous

irritable {cantankerous}.

capricious

impulsive {capricious}.

captious

faultfinding {captious}.

catty

spiteful {catty}.

caustic critical

sharp-tongued, critical {caustic, sharp-tongued}.

cavalier uncaring

carefree or uncaring {cavalier, uncaring}.

chintzy

gaudy and cheap {chintzy}.

churlish

rude and surly {churlish}.

clannish

only interested in one's group {clannish}.

closefisted

not generous {closefisted}.

cloying

excessive {cloying}.

combative

wanting to fight {combative}.

complacent

smug {complacent}.

compulsive

impulsive {compulsive}.

contentious

argumentative {contentious}.

contumacious

rebellious {contumacious}.

corpulent

fat {corpulent}.

covetous

desirous {covetous}.

crabbed

irritable {crabbed}.

crass

coarse {crass}.

craven

cowardly {craven}.

credulous

gullible {credulous}.

crotchety

irritable {crotchety}.

culpable

responsible {culpable}.

decadent

enjoying luxuries {decadent}.

delinquent

not meeting law or requirement {delinquent}.

demoniac

devil-like {demoniac}.

demoted

put in lower-level job {demoted}.

dense

understanding only slowly {dense}.

depraved

immoral {depraved}.

derelict adjective

failing to do duty {derelict, duty}.

derisive

mocking {derisive}.

derogatory

disparaging {derogatory}.

designing

scheming {designing, scheming}.

despicable

contemptible {despicable}.

devious

tricky {devious}.

dictatorial

always ordering {dictatorial}.

dilatory

delaying {dilatory}.

diminutive

short {diminutive}.

disheveled

poorly groomed {disheveled}.

disingenuous

deceitful {disingenuous}.

dissolute

immoral {dissolute}.

divisive

creating division {divisive}.

doctrinaire

dogmatic {doctrinaire}.

dogmatic

following one theory {dogmatic}.

donnish

pedantic {donnish}.

dowdy

shabby {dowdy}.

effeminate

not manly or female-like {effeminate}.

effete

decadent {effete}.

egocentric

self-centered {egocentric}.

evasive

vague {evasive}.

excruciating

painful {excruciating}.

execrable

detestable {execrable}.

exorable

inexcusable {exorable}.

faithless

unfaithful {faithless}.

fatuous

foolish {fatuous}.

feckless

irresponsible {feckless}.

feigned

pretended {feigned}.

flatulent

pompous {flatulent}.

fractious

trouble-making {fractious}.

froward

disobedient {froward}.

gauche tactless

tactless {gauche, tactless}.

gawkish

awkward {gawkish}.

grasping greedy

greedy {grasping}.

gullible

easily fooled {gullible}.

hapless

luckless {hapless}.

hardheaded

realistic or stubborn {hardheaded}.

haughty

proud {haughty}.

heinous

wicked {heinous}.

hidebound

conservative {hidebound}.

high-hat

snobbish {high-hat}.

ignoble

dishonorable {ignoble}.

ignominious

dishonorable {ignominious}.

illiberal

not liberal {illiberal}.

immodest

not modest {immodest}.

incestuous

having sexual intercourse with closely related person {incestuous}.

incorrigible

staying bad {incorrigible, staying bad}.

indolent

lazy {indolent}.

infantile childish

childish {infantile}.

ingrate

ungrateful {ingrate}.

iniquitous

sinful {iniquitous}.

insolent

disrespectful and rude {insolent}.

insufferable

intolerable {insufferable}.

insular

small-minded or isolated {insular}.

intransigent

stubborn {intransigent}.

invidious

causing bad feelings {invidious}.

irascible

temperamental {irascible}.

ironbound

unchanging {ironbound}.

jejune

immature {jejune}.

lecherous

too sexually active {lecherous}.

licentious

immoral {licentious}.

light-fingered

thieving {light-fingered}.

listless

directionless {listless}.

maladroit

clumsy {maladroit}.

maleficent

evil acting {maleficent}.

malevolent

evil {malevolent}.

maudlin

too sentimental {maudlin}.

mawkish

too sentimental {mawkish}.

melodramatic

exaggerated {melodramatic}.

mercenary money

only for money {mercenary, money}.

mercurial

quick tempered {mercurial}.

meretricious

vulgarly attractive {meretricious}.

mincing

affected {mincing}.

monstrous

very bad {monstrous}.

mousy

timid {mousy}.

nefarious

wicked {nefarious}.

negativistic

pessimistic {negativistic}.

niggardly

miserly {niggardly}.

niggling

petty or fastidious {niggling}.

obdurate

stubborn {obdurate}.

obese

fat {obese}.

obsequious

servile {obsequious}.

obstreperous

defiant {obstreperous}.

obtrusive

forcing on others {obtrusive}.

obtuse stupid

stupid and unable to understand {obtuse}.

odious

repugnant {odious}.

officious

offering advice {officious}.

old-line

traditional or conservative {old-line}.

opinionated

holding strong opinions {opinionated}.

opportunistic

immorally or uncaringly taking advantage {opportunistic}.

overweening

overbearing {overweening}.

pallid

pale {pallid}.

parochial provincial

provincial {parochial}.

pathetic pitiful

pitiful {pathetic}.

paunchy

fat {paunchy}.

pear-shaped

having wide hips {pear-shaped}.

pedestrian

slow {pedestrian}.

perverse

persisting {perverse}.

petty unimportant

insisting on unimportant things {petty}.

petulant

being easily irritated {petulant}.

picayune

being petty {picayune}.

pigeon-toed

having turned-in feet {pigeon-toed}.

pigheaded

stubborn {pigheaded}.

pompous

pretentious {pompous}.

ponderous

heavy {ponderous}.

porcine

pig-like {porcine}.

portly

fat {portly}.

predatory plundering

plundering {predatory}.

pretentious

pretending {pretentious}.

prodigal

erring {prodigal}.

profligate

wasteful {profligate}.

provincial

narrow-mindedness {provincial}.

puerile

being childish {puerile}.

pugnacious

wanting to fight {pugnacious}.

purblind

understanding only slowly {purblind}.

puritan

being morally strict {puritan}.

pusillanimous

being coward {pusillanimous}.

rapacious

avaricious {rapacious}.

reactionary

wanting to return to previous times {reactionary}.

recalcitrant

resisting advice {recalcitrant}.

refractory obstinate

obstinate {refractory, obstinate}.

reprehensible

very bad {reprehensible}.

rude

discourteous {rude}.

sanctimonious

showily pious {sanctimonious}.

saurian

reptilian {saurian}.

scurrilous

abusive {scurrilous}.

seedy

shabby {seedy}.

self-seeking

thinking only about self {self-seeking}.

self-serving

acting to help oneself {self-serving}.

senescent

age-caused ability loss {senescent}.

servile

subservient {servile}.

slavish

subservient {slavish}.

slothful

lazy {slothful}.

smug

complacent {smug}.

snappish

speaking sharply {snappish}.

snide

disparaging {snide}.

sophistic

using questionable reasoning {sophistic}.

sophomoric

immature {sophomoric}.

sottish

drunk {sottish}.

spineless

coward {spineless}.

stodgy

acting only in uninteresting ways {stodgy}.

stony

emotionless {stony}.

sullen

morose {sullen}.

surly

sullen {surly}.

tacky

sticky {tacky}.

tendentious

biased {tendentious}.

testy

irritable {testy}.

torpid

slow {torpid}.

truculent

wanting to fight {truculent}.

tyrannical

acting like tyrant {tyrannical}.

unbending

unchanging {unbending}.

unconscionable

excessive {unconscionable}.

uncouth

uncivilized {uncouth}.

ungainly

awkward {ungainly}.

unkempt

not well-groomed {unkempt}.

unregenerate

stubborn {unregenerate}.

unsavory

having poor morals {unsavory}.

unstudied

natural {unstudied}.

untutored

ignorant {untutored}.

vacuous

stupid {vacuous}.

vainglory

pride {vainglory}.

vapid

not lively {vapid}.

venal

corrupt {venal}.

vindictive

wanting vengeance {vindictive}.

virulent

hostile {virulent}.

volatile

quick to anger {volatile}.

wanton

unrestrained {wanton}.

waspish

irritable {waspish}.

willful

doing whatever one wants {willful}.

withdrawn

having no emotion {withdrawn}.

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