81 entries under abrupt topic. ×

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impertinent(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt)
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insolent(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt)
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snappy(adjective, direct, tough, keen, rough)
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unceremonious(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
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bad-mannered(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt)
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ill-bred(adjective, rude, coarse, fresh, crude)
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compendious(rude, short, blunt, brief)
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condensed(short, brief, curt, concise)
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indelicate(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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pithy(rude, short, blunt, brief)
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short-spoken(adjective, attitude)
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summary(rude, short, brief, brisk)
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to the point(expression, idiom, short, blunt, brief)
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truculent(rude, coarse, grumpy, gruff)
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unfriendly(adjective, sharp, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
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boiled down(expression, short, blunt, brief)
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breviloquent(open, rough, rude, short, blunt)
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cheeky(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt)
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compendiary(rude, short, blunt, brief)
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contumelious(mean, sharp, rude, fresh, impolite)
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