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| frightful | |
| ill-bred | |
| inconsiderate(blunt, impolite, ignorant, uncouth) | |
| melancholic | |
| mournful(sadness, gloom, unclear, morose) | |
| prickly(tough, harsh, cross, unpleasant) | |
| resentful(hurt, cross, short, hostile) | |
| snappy(mean, hurt, tough, rough) | |
| temperamental(mean, nasty, delicate, unpleasant) | |
| tetchy(mean, cross, short, sensitive) | |
| virulent(mean, nasty, unfriendly, hateful) | |
| abusive(hostile, blunt, impolite, ignorant) | |
| adverse(person, mean, bad, wrong) | |
| bad(person, mean, wrong, evil) | |
| barbarous(mean, harsh, cruel, vicious) | |
| belligerent(mean, nasty, hostile, unfriendly) | |
| boorish(rude, coarse, sullen, grumpy) | |
| captious(mean, tough, harsh, delicate) | |
| combative(nasty, cold, hostile, aloof) | |
| cool(person, cold, unfriendly, aloof) |
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