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441 entries under adjective topic. ×
| brusque(open, direct, severe, rough) | |
| abrupt(severe, rough, attitude, rude) | |
| curt(open, direct, severe, rough) | |
| short(open, direct, severe, rough) | |
| blunt(open, direct, severe, rough) | |
| harsh(sound, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| churlish(rough, low, sad, rude) | |
| crusty(open, direct, rough, honest) | |
| rough(quiet, open, direct, sound) | |
| uncivil(direct, severe, sharp, rough) | |
| bluff(noun, rough, irritable, brief) | |
| curmudgeonly(abrupt, brusque) | |
| rude(open, direct, severe, sharp) | |
| surly(rough, low, sad, rude) | |
| discourteous(hard, direct, severe, sharp) | |
| dour(severe, low, sad, cross) | |
| grouchy(low, sad, cross, rude) | |
| sullen(upset, rude, sorrow, depress) | |
| hoarse(sound, severe, rough, low) | |
| husky(sound, rough, low, harsh) |
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