1
pugnacious
1
queer(difficult, irritable, grumpy, cantankerous, crusty)
1
quick-tempered
1
rapacious(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
resenting
1
resentment
1
scraping
1
scurvy(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
shirty
1
shrewish
1
sordid(adjective, close, mean, near, narrow)
1
spare(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
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stinging
1
tight(close, mean, frugal, economical, parsimonious)
1
tightfisted(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
time-saving(close, mean, practical, prudent, frugal)
1
uncharitable(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
unfriendly(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque)
1
ungenerous(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
1
ungiving(adjective, close, mean, cheap, narrow)
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