5
acid(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, unfriendly)
5
barbarian(adjective, smooth, courtesy)
5
barbaric(adjective, smooth, rough, rude, coarse)
5
bitter(adjective, speech, unfriendly, irritable, belligerent)
5
caustic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter)
5
clodhopping(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
5
disagreeable(adjective, mean, hard, rough, nasty)
5
gross(adjective, hard, smooth, tough, rough)
5
ill-humoured
5
oafish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
5
raffish
5
sharp(adjective, rude, unfriendly, bitter, belligerent)
5
snippy(adjective, crude, boorish, curt)
5
tasteless(adjective, smooth, rough, rude, coarse)
4
acerbic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, irritable, bitter)
4
bad-mannered(adjective, rough, rude, unpleasant, coarse)
4
bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
4
blue(adjective, low, feelings, gloomy, miserable)
4
brooding(adjective, feelings)
4
brutish(adjective, wild, blunt, impolite, surly)
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