| severe(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| tactless(adjective, open, sharp, rough, careless) |
| terse |
| acerbic(adjective, severe) |
| acid |
| austere(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty) |
| bad-tempered(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, abrupt) |
| brief(adjective, open, rough, attitude, rude) |
| cool(adjective, severe, cold, negative, aloof) |
| cutting(adjective, severe) |
| frosty(adjective, severe, cold, negative, aloof) |
| glum(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) |
| grating(adjective, sound, severe, rough, low) |
| mournful(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion) |
| querulous |
| snippy(adjective, open, direct, rough, honest) |
| splenetic(low, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, depressed) |
| tart(adjective, severe) |
| temperamental |
| truculent(adjective, rude, coarse, grumpy, abrupt) |