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| grumpy(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, disagreeable) | |
| ill-bred(adjective, rude, coarse, fresh, crude) | |
| raucous(adjective, rough, noisy) | |
| raw(adjective, hard, severe, rude, impolite) | |
| rigid(adjective, severe) | |
| sarcastic(adjective, mean, sharp, nasty, speech) | |
| splenetic(tough, low, harsh, gloomy, awkward) | |
| straight | |
| touchy(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite) | |
| ungentlemanly | |
| unladylike | |
| vulgar(adjective, hard, rude, coarse, polite) | |
| bitter(mean, sharp, ironic, sarcastic, mocking) | |
| bleak(adjective, severe) | |
| boisterous(violence, haste) | |
| bold | |
| chilly(adjective, severe) | |
| clodhopping(rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy, boorish) | |
| compendious(rude, short, blunt, brief, abrupt) | |
| condensed(short, brief, abrupt, curt, concise) |
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