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38 entries under gruff topic. ×
| crabby(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| cross(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| crusty(abrupt, brusque) | |
| curmudgeonly(abrupt, brusque) | |
| curt(abrupt, brusque) | |
| dour(abrupt, brusque) | |
| fractious(abrupt, brusque) | |
| glum(abrupt, brusque) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| ill-mannered(abrupt, brusque) | |
| perverse(abrupt, brusque) | |
| saturnine(abrupt, brusque) | |
| short-tempered(abrupt, brusque) | |
| sulky(abrupt, brusque) | |
| testy(abrupt, brusque) | |
| tetchy(abrupt, brusque) | |
| ugly(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, abrupt) | |
| ungracious(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, bad-tempered, abrupt) |
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