4
severe(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
4
stern
4
tart(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, awkward)
4
temperamental
4
truculent(adjective, difficult, rude, coarse, turbulent)
4
unfeeling(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
4
ungentlemanly
4
unhappy(adjective, feelings, disagreeable, bad-tempered, resentful)
4
unladylike
4
vicious(adjective, hard, rough, nasty, rude)
3
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, near, cheap)
3
base(adjective, crude, boorish)
3
bilious
3
bitchy(adjective, irritable)
3
brash
3
broody(adjective, feelings)
3
brutal(adjective, hard, tough, severe, cold)
3
captious(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
3
cussed(adjective, mean, cross, rude, coarse)
3
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