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improper(adjective, hard, harsh, rude)
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indelicate(adjective, hard, harsh, rude)
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loutish(adjective, hard, harsh, rude)
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sulky(adjective, low, harsh, gloomy)
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acrid(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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captious(mean, sharp, harsh, awkward)
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cynical(mean, sharp, harsh, awkward)
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difficult(adjective, harsh, rude, unpleasant)
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fretful(adjective, keen, harsh, violent)
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glum(low, harsh, gloomy, awkward)
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ill-humored(low, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
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loud(adjective, hard, rough, harsh)
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mean(adjective, hard, evil, sharp)
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misanthropic(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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nasty-tempered(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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perverse(low, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
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prickly(harsh, unpleasant, awkward, irritable)
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saturnine(low, harsh, gloomy, awkward)
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trying(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered)
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unpolished(adjective, hard, direct, honest)
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