8
dour(adjective, tough, harsh, feelings, gloomy)
8
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
8
hostile(adjective, nasty, cold, negative, aloof)
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ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, difficult, sad)
8
ill-humoured
8
ill-natured(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
8
nasty(adjective, attitude, rude, unpleasant, cold)
8
rude(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, coarse, polite)
8
unhappy(adjective, feelings, disagreeable, bad-tempered, discontented)
7
abrupt(adjective, irritable, grumpy, gruff, snappy)
7
captious(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, delicate)
7
dyspeptic(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, emotional)
7
fretful(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
7
grumbling(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
7
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
7
perverse(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, gloomy)
7
snappy(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
7
unfriendly(adjective, nasty, difficult, rude, unpleasant)
6
broody(adjective, feelings, sullen)
6
complaining(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
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