11
harsh(adjective, tough, rough, gloomy, depressed)
11
mean(adjective, close, hard, tough, nasty)
11
splenetic(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
11
unpolished(adjective, hard, smooth, tough, rough)
10
bearish(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh)
10
curmudgeonly(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
10
irascible(adjective, short, unfriendly, irritable, turbulent)
10
vulgar(adjective, hard, smooth, rough, rude)
9
acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, low)
9
blunt(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
9
morose(adjective, mean, low, feelings, coarse)
9
touchy(adjective, mean, informal, coarse, irritable)
8
bluff(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
8
clownish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
8
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, harsh, feelings)
8
ill-humored(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
8
nasty(adjective, mean, hard, tough, rough)
8
sulky(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
8
uncultivated(adjective, hard, smooth, rude, wild)
8
whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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