Hostile Words

Jamal N. (United States of America)
Words with some hostility, some bite, maybe a few insults...
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  1. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  2. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  3. moribund
    being on the point of death
  4. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  5. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  6. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
  7. spurn
    reject with contempt
  8. jibe
    shift from one side of the ship to the other
  9. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  10. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  11. ignominious
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  12. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  13. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  14. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Created on Thu Oct 10 21:43:28 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Jul 27 15:44:03 EDT 2014)

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