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[ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding

Synonyms

gruff ill-humoured ill-humored crusty

Examples

"crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply"

Related terms

ill-natured

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[ adjective ] brusque and surly and forbidding

Synonyms

gruff ill-humoured ill-humored crusty

Examples

"crusty remarks" "a crusty old man" "his curmudgeonly temper" "gruff manner" "a gruff reply"

Related terms

ill-natured

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curmudgeon

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