| bearish(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) |
| caustic(adjective, severe, harsh) |
| choleric(adjective, keen, violent, anxious, eager) |
| clipped(adjective, short) |
| dry(adjective, severe, rude) |
| grumpy(adjective, cross, rude, coarse, short) |
| ill-mannered(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) |
| little(adjective, short, shortness) |
| mum(adjective, aloof, reserved, reticent, taciturn) |
| sullen(adjective, cross, rude, coarse, short) |
| temperamental |
| tight-lipped(adjective, aloof, reserved, reticent, taciturn) |
| touchy(adjective, hurt, cross, rude, unpleasant) |
| acerbic(adjective, severe) |
| brash |
| cantankerous(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, irritable) |
| cavalier(adjective, rude, careless, indifferent, fresh) |
| close(short, aloof, reserved, reticent, abrupt) |
| compressed(short, compact, blunt, brief, terse) |
| costive(adjective, feature, character, behavior, taciturnity) |