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- Thesaurus|2.3k
- Abbreviations|0
68 entries under sharp topic. ×
| harsh(adjective, sound, severe, rough) | |
| rough(adjective, quiet, open, direct, sound) | |
| uncivil(adjective, direct, severe, rough) | |
| rude(adjective, open, direct, severe) | |
| discourteous(adjective, hard, direct, severe) | |
| impolite(adjective, direct, rough, nasty) | |
| ungracious(adjective, severe, rough, nasty) | |
| boorish(adjective, rough, nasty, rude) | |
| crude(adjective, rough, nasty, harsh) | |
| stern(adjective, hard, severe, nasty) | |
| severe(adjective, hard, severe, nasty) | |
| tactless(adjective, open, rough, careless) | |
| austere(adjective, hard, severe, nasty) | |
| brash(adjective, rough, careless, thoughtless) | |
| brutal(adjective, hard, severe, nasty) | |
| nasty(adjective, hard, severe, rude) | |
| unfriendly(adjective, nasty, rude, unpleasant) | |
| clumsy(adjective, rough, harsh, rude) | |
| undiplomatic(adjective, rough, careless, thoughtless) | |
| unkind(adjective, hard, severe, rough) |
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