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- Thesaurus|1.2k
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81 entries under abrupt topic. ×
| crabby(adjective, low, difficult, sad, unpleasant) | |
| crisp(adjective, severe, short, blunt, brief) | |
| cross(adjective, low, difficult, sad, rude) | |
| curmudgeonly(adjective, gruff) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, unfriendly, irritable) | |
| ill-mannered(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) | |
| short-tempered(adjective, irritable, grumpy, gruff) | |
| unmannerly(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh) | |
| bearish(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) | |
| concise(adjective, rude, short, blunt, brief) | |
| impatient(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, irritable) | |
| irritable(adjective, keen, low, difficult, sad) | |
| offhand(adjective, rough, rude, careless, indifferent) | |
| compact(adjective, short, brief, curt) | |
| disrespectful(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| hasty(adjective, keen, rough, violent, anxious) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, rude) | |
| boorish(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) | |
| cavalier(adjective, rude, indifferent, fresh, casual) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) |
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