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| splenetic(mean, tough, low, sad) | |
| dark(rough, nasty, unpleasant, sadness) | |
| brusque(tough, rough, low, difficult) | |
| ill-humored(tough, low, sad, harsh) | |
| spiteful(mean, rough, nasty, cross) | |
| uncivil(rude, coarse, polite, angry) | |
| waspish(mean, hurt, difficult, attitude) | |
| abrupt(rough, short, angry, blunt) | |
| bearish(difficult, cross, unusual, irritable) | |
| choleric(low, sad, delicate, cross) | |
| dejected(blue, low, feelings, melancholy) | |
| harsh(mean, tough, rough, low) | |
| melancholy(low, feelings, gloomy, miserable) | |
| short-tempered(mean, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| unkind(person, mean, bad, hard) | |
| curt(hurt, rough, cross, rude) | |
| grim(appearance, mean, severe, harsh) | |
| querulous(mean, hurt, difficult, attitude) | |
| rough(nasty, dark, unpleasant, horrible) | |
| saturnine(tough, blue, rough, nasty) |
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