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aloof(adjective, nasty, cold, negative, hostile)
2
awkward(adjective, sharp, rough, harsh, rude)
2
bad-mannered(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
2
beefy
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biting
2
blustering(adjective, open, direct, rough, harsh)
2
boisterous(adjective, rough, harsh, rude, dirty)
2
brute
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brutish(adjective, nasty, rude, cruel, dirty)
2
bungling(adjective, sharp, rough, careless, coarse)
2
censorious(adjective, severe, nasty, cold, hostile)
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cloddish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
2
cloudy(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
2
clownish(adjective, rough, rude, coarse, awkward)
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cold(adjective, nasty, negative, hostile, aloof)
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demanding(adjective, severe)
2
discordant(adjective, severe, rough, harsh, dirty)
2
disrespectful
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draconian(adjective, severe)
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exacting(adjective, severe)
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