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92 entries under surly topic. ×
| bearish(adjective, nasty, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| huffy(adjective, mean, cross, sensitive, unstable) | |
| brusque(adjective, low, sad, rude, unpleasant) | |
| choleric(adjective, low, sad, delicate, cross) | |
| ugly(adjective, mean, blue, low, sad) | |
| gloomy(adjective, blue, rough, nasty, low) | |
| spiteful(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, cross) | |
| temperamental(adjective, mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| curt(adjective, hurt, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| dour(adjective, rough, nasty, low, sad) | |
| mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross) | |
| nasty(adjective, mean, rough, attitude, dark) | |
| abrupt(adjective, angry, blunt, impolite, brief) | |
| fractious(adjective, mean, hurt, cross, short) | |
| short(adjective, hurt, cross, unpleasant, disagreeable) | |
| saturnine(adjective, blue, rough, nasty, low) | |
| snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, nasty, attitude) | |
| unpleasant(adjective, mean, nasty, dirty, horrible) | |
| blunt(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, coarse) | |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
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