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| critical(adjective, severe) | |
| crotchety(adjective, tough, harsh, unpleasant, awkward) | |
| dour(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, gloomy) | |
| downright | |
| draconian(adjective, severe) | |
| dyspeptic | |
| explicit | |
| fast(adjective, irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy) | |
| fleeting(adjective, sudden) | |
| frosty(adjective, severe) | |
| gloomy(tough, low, harsh, miserable, awkward) | |
| headlong(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, keen, unpleasant, violent, anxious) | |
| hotheaded(adjective, haste) | |
| icy(adjective, severe) | |
| ill-humoured | |
| immediate(adjective, irritable, tetchy, sudden, snippy) | |
| improper(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) | |
| impudent(adjective, blunt, impolite, surly, uncouth) | |
| indelicate(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) |
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