62 entries under surly topic. ×

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unkind(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
3
unpleasant(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, rough)
2
aloof(adjective, nasty, cold, negative, hostile)
2
censorious(adjective, severe, nasty, cold, hostile)
2
cold(adjective, nasty, negative, hostile, aloof)
2
ornery(adjective, mean, rough, cross, rude)
2
quarrelsome(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
2
ugly(adjective, rough, low, sad, rude)
1
cussed(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
1
dirty(adjective, rough, nasty, harsh, rude)
1
malicious(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, cold, hostile)
1
mean(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
1
spiteful(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, cold, irritable)
1
unneighborly(adjective, nasty, rude, cold, coarse)
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unsociable(adjective, nasty, cross, rude, cold)
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against(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
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alien(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
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antagonistic(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
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antisocial(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
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combative(adjective, nasty, cold, hostile, aloof)
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