114 entries under unpleasant topic. ×

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unfriendly(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
13
disagreeable(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, difficult)
13
petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate)
12
gruff(adjective, rough, low, sad, rude)
12
ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
12
quarrelsome(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark)
12
touchy(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross)
11
nasty(adjective, person, mean, rough, attitude)
11
ugly(adjective, mean, blue, low, difficult)
10
dark(adjective, rough, nasty, sadness)
10
brusque(adjective, tough, rough, low, difficult)
10
ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
10
spiteful(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, cross)
10
waspish(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
8
unkind(adjective, person, mean, bad, hard)
8
curt(adjective, hurt, rough, cross, rude)
8
querulous(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
8
rough(adjective, nasty, dark, horrible)
8
saturnine(adjective, tough, blue, rough, nasty)
8
ungracious(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
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