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- Thesaurus|1.4k
- Abbreviations|0
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| crabby(adjective, severe, rough, low) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, hard, evil, rough) | |
| ill-tempered(adjective, hard, evil, rough) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, bad, hard, tough) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| crabbed(adjective, mean, rough, low) | |
| sour(adjective, hard, evil, rough) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, evil, rough) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, rough, difficult, dark) | |
| dour(adjective, rough, low, difficult) | |
| morose(adjective, mean, rough, low) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, tough, rough) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| mean(adjective, attitude, harsh, delicate) | |
| ugly(adjective, mean, hard, evil, rough) | |
| contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| bellicose(adjective, rough, difficult, dark) | |
| difficult(adjective, hard, tough, evil, rough) | |
| gloomy(adjective, rough, low, sad) | |
| glum(adjective, rough, low, sad) |
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