2
impulsive(adjective, smart, bold, brave, reckless)
2
lugubrious
2
mean(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cross)
2
nervous(adjective, excitable)
2
nervy(adjective, smart, rude, bold, brave)
2
scornful(adjective, irritable, due)
2
set
2
short-spoken(adjective, attitude, abrupt)
2
smart(adjective, rude, bold, brave, impulsive)
2
smart-alecky(adjective, smart, rude, fresh, bold)
2
snarling(adjective, irritable, grumpy, due, sarcastic)
2
snippety(adjective, irritable, due)
2
stinging
2
stormy(adjective, excitable)
2
truculent(rude, coarse, grumpy, abrupt, gruff)
2
ugly(mean, cross, rude, coarse, irritable)
2
unceremonious(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
2
unsociable(adjective, tough, harsh, rude, coarse)
2
vicious(irritable, crabby, cranky)
2
vinegary(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, crabby)
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