| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acerbic | sharp and forthright in tone |
| 2. | acid | sharp and biting in tone |
| 3. | acidulous | slightly sharp or biting |
| 4. | antagonistic | actively unfriendly or opposed |
| 5. | austere | severe and plain |
| 6. | barbed | sharply hurtful or pointed |
| 7. | biting | sharply hurtful or critical |
| 8. | bleak | cold, harsh, and cheerless |
| 9. | blunt | direct in a harsh way |
| 10. | boorish | rough and bad-mannered |
| 11. | brusque | abrupt and blunt in manner |
| 12. | brutal | cruel and harsh |
| 13. | brutish | coarse, cruel, and rough |
| 14. | bullying | intimidating and overbearing |
| 15. | callous | emotionally hardened and insensitive |
| 16. | caustic | bitingly critical or sarcastic |
| 17. | churlish | rude and surly |
| 18. | coarse | rough or lacking refinement |
| 19. | cold | lacking warmth or kindness |
| 20. | contemptuous | showing scorn or disdain |
| 21. | crude | offensively blunt or coarse |
| 22. | crusty | gruff and easily irritated |
| 23. | curt | rudely brief in speech |
| 24. | cutting | deeply hurtful or sharp |
| 25. | derisive | mocking with contempt |
| 26. | dictatorial | overly controlling and harsh |
| 27. | disagreeable | unpleasant and hard to like |
| 28. | discordant | clashing and unpleasantly harsh |
| 29. | discourteous | showing poor manners |
| 30. | disdainful | showing arrogant contempt |
| 31. | dissonant | lacking harmony; harsh-sounding |
| 32. | domineering | bossy and overcontrolling |
| 33. | ear-splitting | extremely loud and harsh |
| 34. | edgy | tense, sharp, or irritable |
| 35. | forbidding | unfriendly and hard to approach |
| 36. | galling | annoying and hurtfully offensive |
| 37. | grating | irritatingly harsh or unpleasant |
| 38. | grim | stern and lacking warmth |
| 39. | gritty | rough in texture or feel |
| 40. | gruff | rough and unfriendly in manner |
| 41. | hard | severe or unfeeling |
| 42. | harsh | rough or severe in manner |
| 43. | hectoring | bullying in a loud way |
| 44. | high-handed | overbearing and disrespectful |
| 45. | hostile | openly unfriendly or antagonistic |
| 46. | ill-mannered | having rude behavior |
| 47. | impolite | not polite or courteous |
| 48. | incisive | sharply direct and penetrating |
| 49. | insensitive | not caring about feelings |
| 50. | insulting | showing disrespect or scorn |
| 51. | jagged | rough and uneven in feel |
| 52. | jarring | shocking and unpleasantly harsh |
| 53. | jeering | mocking with rude contempt |
| 54. | lacerating | deeply wounding and harsh |
| 55. | mean | unkind and hurtful |
| 56. | mocking | making fun in a hurtful way |
| 57. | mordant | sharply biting in style |
| 58. | nasty | mean or unpleasantly harsh |
| 59. | needling | annoyingly provoking or taunting |
| 60. | obnoxious | extremely unpleasant or offensive |
| 61. | offensive | causing hurt or resentment |
| 62. | overbearing | domineering and harsh |
| 63. | patronizing | condescending in a rude way |
| 64. | peremptory | bossy and expecting obedience |
| 65. | piercing | sharp and painfully intense |
| 66. | prickly | easily irritated; hard to approach |
| 67. | raspy | harsh and grating in sound |
| 68. | raucous | harshly loud and rough |
| 69. | raw | harshly rough or unrefined |
| 70. | relentless | harshly persistent; unsoftened |
| 71. | rough | not gentle or smooth |
| 72. | rude | impolite or offensively blunt |
| 73. | rugged | rough and uneven |
| 74. | sarcastic | mocking in a cutting way |
| 75. | scathing | severely critical and harsh |
| 76. | scornful | full of contempt or disdain |
| 77. | sharp | cutting or biting in tone |
| 78. | snappish | irritably short and sharp |
| 79. | snappy | sharp and curt in manner |
| 80. | sour | unpleasantly sharp in manner |
| 81. | spiky | sharp or prickly in manner |
| 82. | stinging | causing sharp emotional pain |
| 83. | surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly |
| 84. | tart | sharply biting in tone |
| 85. | taunting | mocking in a hurtful way |
| 86. | testy | easily annoyed and irritable |
| 87. | trenchant | keen and biting in expression |
| 88. | uncivil | lacking basic politeness |
| 89. | uncompromising | not softening or moderating |
| 90. | uncouth | awkwardly rude or crude |
| 91. | unfriendly | not kind or pleasant |
| 92. | unpleasant | not nice; disagreeably harsh |
| 93. | unpolished | rough and lacking smoothness |
| 94. | unrefined | lacking polish or gentleness |
| 95. | unsparing | not gentle or lenient |
| 96. | unsympathetic | showing little understanding |
| 97. | venomous | full of malice or spite |
| 98. | virulent | bitterly hostile or harsh |
| 99. | vitriolic | filled with bitter criticism |
| 100. | withering | devastatingly scornful or harsh |
