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brief(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
6
disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby)
6
tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross)
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discourteous(adjective, hard, direct, tough, rough)
5
huffish(adjective, cross, angry, offended)
5
quick-tempered(adjective, faultfinding, caviling, excitable)
5
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, direct, tough)
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snippy(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest)
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fretful(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
4
pettish(adjective, cross, angry, sulky)
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impatient(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered, faultfinding)
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piqued(adjective, cross, angry, offended)
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uncivil(adjective, hard, direct, tough, rough)
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annoyed(adjective, cross, angry, sulky)
2
unceremonious(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough)
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caviling(mean, irritable, crabby, cranky)
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crude(adjective, hard, rough, rude, coarse)
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direct(adjective, open, rough, honest)
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impolite(adjective, hard, direct, tough, rough)
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out of humor(expression, idiom, sarcastic, faultfinding)
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