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58 entries under surly topic. ×
| touchy(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite) | |
| hot-tempered(adjective, keen, unpleasant, violent, anxious) | |
| impudent(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| unfriendly(adjective, sharp, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| cheeky(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt) | |
| disobliging(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| insulting(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| mean(adjective, hard, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| peremptory(adjective, rude, blunt, impolite) | |
| scurrilous(adjective, mean, evil, sharp, nasty) | |
| ugly(adjective, low, difficult, sad, rude) | |
| unpolished(adjective, hard, direct, tough, honest) | |
| abusive(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| brutish(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| graceless(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| illiterate(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| intrusive(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) | |
| uneducated(adjective, blunt, impolite, uncouth) |
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