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| bitter(mean, nasty, unfriendly, irritable) | |
| blunt(tough, rough, harsh, rude) | |
| cold(person, mean, hard, tough) | |
| dyspeptic(mean, nasty, cross, unpleasant) | |
| frowning(low, gloomy, miserable, depressed) | |
| glowering | |
| obnoxious(rough, nasty, dark, rude) | |
| perverse(tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed) | |
| scowling(rough, nasty, dark, unpleasant) | |
| sharp(rough, short, hostile, irritable) | |
| acerbic | |
| aloof(person, nasty, cold, negative) | |
| argumentative(mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly) | |
| bellicose(mean, rough, nasty, difficult) | |
| contentious(mean, nasty, difficult, cross) | |
| contrary(mean, difficult, rude, unpleasant) | |
| cruel(mean, hard, tough, severe) | |
| depressed(blue, low, sad, feelings) | |
| despondent(blue, low, feelings, melancholy) | |
| down in the dumps(expression, idiom, feelings, gloomy) |
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