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- Thesaurus|1.2k
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75 entries under tough topic. ×
| improper(adjective, hard, harsh, rude) | |
| indelicate(adjective, hard, harsh, rude) | |
| loutish(adjective, hard, harsh, rude) | |
| sulky(adjective, low, harsh, gloomy) | |
| acrid(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| captious(mean, sharp, harsh, awkward) | |
| cynical(mean, sharp, harsh, awkward) | |
| difficult(adjective, harsh, rude, unpleasant) | |
| fretful(adjective, keen, harsh, violent) | |
| glum(low, harsh, gloomy, awkward) | |
| ill-humored(low, harsh, gloomy, depressed) | |
| loud(adjective, hard, rough, harsh) | |
| mean(adjective, hard, evil, sharp) | |
| misanthropic(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| nasty-tempered(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| perverse(low, harsh, gloomy, depressed) | |
| prickly(harsh, unpleasant, awkward, irritable) | |
| saturnine(low, harsh, gloomy, awkward) | |
| trying(harsh, awkward, grumpy, bad-tempered) | |
| unpolished(adjective, hard, direct, honest) |
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