1
crabbed
1
critical(moralizing, moralistic)
1
cross(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
1
crunchy
1
crusty
1
crystalline(adjective, simple)
1
curmudgeonly
1
cursory(rapid, swift, instant)
1
curtailed
1
cut
1
cut to the bone(expression, adjective, idiom, short, brief)
1
cutting(sharp, caustic, sarcastic, brusque, concise)
1
dapper(irritable, tetchy, snippy)
1
disagreeable(adjective, irritable, tetchy, snippy)
1
docked
1
dumb
1
easy
1
economical of words(expression, idiom)
1
elegant
1
elementary(adjective, simple)
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