52 entries under brusque topic. ×
| morose(grumpy, bad-tempered, gruff, crotchety) | |
| peremptory(adjective, rude, blunt, impolite, summary) | |
| truculent(grumpy, bad-tempered, gruff, crotchety) | |
| unfriendly(rude, impolite, gruff, discourteous) | |
| unhelpful | |
| biting(adjective, short, stimulating, terse) | |
| fractious(adjective, irritable, gruff, tetchy, snippy) | |
| tetchy(adjective, irritable, annoyed, irritated, bad-tempered) | |
| glum | |
| perverse | |
| saturnine(irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered, gruff, peevish) | |
| ugly |
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