95 entries under abrupt topic. ×

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bad-mannered(adjective, rude, coarse, fresh, vulgar)
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direct(adjective, open, rough, honest, short)
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ill-bred(rude, coarse, fresh, crude, impolite)
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lean(adjective, severe, short, compact, brief)
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morose(rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy)
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short-spoken(adjective, attitude)
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truculent(rude, coarse, grumpy, gruff)
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unfriendly(rude, unpleasant, disagreeable, impolite)
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boiled down(expression, short, blunt, brief)
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breviloquent(adjective, open, rough, rude, short)
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cheeky(adjective, rude, fresh, crude, blunt)
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compendiary(adjective, close, rude, short, blunt)
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contumelious(rude, fresh, impolite, boorish)
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flip(rude, fresh, impolite, boorish)
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fractious(adjective, cross, short, irritable, angry)
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glib(adjective, indifferent, casual, nonchalant)
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in a nutshell(expression, idiom, short, compact, brief)
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inaffable(rude, fresh, crude, impolite)
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indelicate(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
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inurbane(rude, fresh, crude, impolite)
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