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33 entries under gruff topic. ×
| snippy(irritable, brief, grumpy, sarcastic) | |
| ugly(mean, cross, irritable, crabby, abrupt) | |
| unfriendly(adjective, abrupt, brusque) | |
| boorish(abrupt, brusque) | |
| brief(irritable, grumpy, sarcastic, peevish) | |
| glum(unstable, changeable, grumpy, abrupt) | |
| ill-mannered(abrupt, brusque) | |
| perverse(mean, nervous, worried, critical, restless) | |
| scornful(irritable, brief, grumpy, sarcastic) | |
| truculent(abrupt, brusque) | |
| ungracious(abrupt, brusque) | |
| unhelpful(abrupt, brusque) | |
| vinegary(difficult, irritable, brief, grumpy) |
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