67 entries under grumpy topic. ×
| tough(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, firm) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, tough, severe, low, sad) | |
| unsociable(adjective, mean, tough, nasty, harsh) | |
| mean(adjective, hard, severe, nasty, cross) | |
| perverse(adjective, tough, severe, low, difficult) | |
| short(adjective, severe, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| tart(adjective, severe, bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| abrupt(adjective, severe, irritable, gruff) | |
| blunt(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, coarse) | |
| brusque(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, gloomy) | |
| curt(adjective, severe, aloof, reticent, sullen) | |
| cynical(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, sullen) | |
| fretful(adjective, tough, harsh, awkward, sullen) | |
| mumpish(bad-tempered, tetchy) | |
| acrid(adjective, tough, severe, harsh, gloomy) | |
| base(adjective, rude, unpleasant, coarse, polite) | |
| bearish(difficult, crabby, abrupt, cranky) | |
| boorish(rude, coarse, sullen, abrupt) | |
| cussed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rude) | |
| difficult(tough, harsh, awkward, bad-tempered) |
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