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Meaning:
adverse

unhelpful or hurtful

unfavorable, antagonistic

belligerent

(appearing) anxious to fight

nasty, argumentative

cantankerous

bed-tempered; quarrelsome

difficult, crabby

contradictory

contradicting

antagonistic

contrary

opposite to something

antagonistic; opposite

crotchety

(of an old person) bad-tempered

irritable, often due to old age

dyspeptic

the state of suffering from dyspepsia

crabby

fractious

(of a person) irritable; bad-tempered

grouchy, cross

hateful

extremely unpleasant

nasty, obnoxious

hostile

being or appearing unfriendly

antagonistic, mean

malicious

feeling, showing, caused by, malice

hateful

mule

an animal that is the young of a horse and a donkey; a slipper without a heel

stubborn

nasty

disgusting, unpleasant; immoral; threatening

disgusting, offensive

obnoxious

(of smell, behaviour etc) very unpleasant

offensive, repulsive

odious

extremely unpleasant

hateful, horrible

opposite

facing; front to front or back to back; other; different

unlike, conflicting; completely different

restive

(of a person, audience etc) unwilling or unable to be still and patient

impatient, nervous

scrappy

made up of bits; incomplete or disorganized

belligerent

stubborn

(of a person) having a strong, determined will; difficult to deal

obstinate, unyielding

sullen

silent and angry; dark and gloomy

brooding, upset

temperamental

caused by temperament; quickly changing one's mood

angry most of the time; moody

touchy

easily or quickly offended

easily offended

unruly

not easily controlled; naughty

disobedient

venomous

deadly; spiteful

poisonous; hateful

waspy

irritable, testy

irritable, testy

wayward

not easily controlled or guided

contrary, unmanageable

ORNERY as in Wiktionary
ORNERY as in Wikipedia