| disrespectful(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt) |
| elliptical |
| epigrammatic(sharp, short, compact, brief, abrupt) |
| half-hearted |
| ill-natured(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, grumpy, abrupt) |
| off-hand |
| querulous(adjective, hurt, cross, short, angry) |
| reticent(adjective, aloof, reserved, taciturn, uncommunicative) |
| sententious(short, aloof, reserved, reticent, brief) |
| short and sweet(expression, adjective, idiom, rude, short) |
| sour |
| splenetic(adjective, irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff) |
| unpleasant(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) |
| aphoristic |
| avid(adjective, feature, character, keen, violent) |
| boorish(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude) |
| brisk(adjective, severe, rough, rude, fast) |
| brusk |
| cool(adjective, severe, indifferent, casual, nonchalant) |
| crotchety(adjective, cross, unpleasant, short, irritable) |