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64 entries under rude topic. ×
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| mean(adjective, evil, sharp, nasty, delicate) | |
| bearish(adjective, rough, difficult, coarse) | |
| grumpy(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, rough, difficult, informal) | |
| crabbed(adjective, mean, delicate, coarse) | |
| ill-tempered(adjective, mean, unpleasant, coarse) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, nasty, difficult, delicate) | |
| cussed(adjective, mean, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| loutish(adjective, rough, coarse, awkward) | |
| sullen(adjective, upset, mean, sharp, informal) | |
| touchy(adjective, mean, informal, cross) | |
| truculent(adjective, nasty, difficult, informal) | |
| awkward(adjective, rough, difficult, coarse) | |
| base(coarse, impolite, sullen, ill-mannered) | |
| boorish(adjective, rough, coarse, awkward) | |
| cloddish(adjective, rough, coarse, awkward) | |
| clodhopping(adjective, rough, coarse, awkward) | |
| gross(adjective, mean, rough, nasty) | |
| gruff(adjective, mean, rough, cross) |
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