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- Thesaurus|401
- Abbreviations|0
28 entries under abrupt topic. ×
| crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy) | |
| gruff(adjective, irritable, brief, touchy, grumpy) | |
| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, touchy) | |
| curt(adjective, irritable, brief, gruff) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, touchy, grumpy) | |
| surly(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| brusque(adjective, irritable, grumpy, gruff) | |
| rude(adjective, gruff, brusque) | |
| churlish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) | |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) | |
| discourteous(adjective, straight, gruff, brusque) | |
| short(adjective, gruff, discourteous, brusque) | |
| uncivil(adjective, gruff, brusque) | |
| sulky(adjective, mean, unstable, irritable, changeable) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, unstable, irritable, changeable) | |
| impolite(straight, gruff, brusque) | |
| dour(unstable, irritable, changeable, gruff) | |
| saturnine(unstable, irritable, changeable, gruff) | |
| ugly(mean, cross, irritable, crabby) |
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