| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrasive | harsh and irritating in manner |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp and biting in tone |
| 3. | acid | sharply unpleasant or critical |
| 4. | aggressive | forceful in a hostile way |
| 5. | antagonistic | actively unfriendly or oppositional |
| 6. | arrogant | having an insulting sense of superiority |
| 7. | bad-mannered | having poor manners |
| 8. | barbed | meant to hurt or mock |
| 9. | belittling | making others seem unimportant |
| 10. | biting | sharply hurtful or critical |
| 11. | blunt | direct in an insensitive way |
| 12. | boorish | rough and bad-mannered |
| 13. | brash | self-assertive and tactless |
| 14. | caustic | severely critical and hurtful |
| 15. | cheeky | boldly disrespectful in a playful way |
| 16. | churlish | rude and unfriendly |
| 17. | condescending | showing insulting superiority |
| 18. | contemptuous | expressing strong disrespect |
| 19. | crude | offensively lacking refinement |
| 20. | curt | brief in a discourteous way |
| 21. | cutting | intentionally hurtful in speech |
| 22. | derisive | mocking with contempt |
| 23. | derogatory | showing a belittling attitude |
| 24. | discourteous | showing a lack of courtesy |
| 25. | disdainful | showing scornful dislike |
| 26. | dismissive | showing little respect |
| 27. | disrespectful | showing little respect |
| 28. | familiar | too informal and forward |
| 29. | flip | casually disrespectful |
| 30. | flippant | disrespectfully casual |
| 31. | forward | too bold and presumptuous |
| 32. | foul-mouthed | using offensive language |
| 33. | fresh | boldly disrespectful |
| 34. | gruff | rough and unfriendly in manner |
| 35. | hard | lacking warmth or sympathy |
| 36. | haughty | proudly disdainful |
| 37. | heckling | rudely interrupting with criticism |
| 38. | high-handed | using power without respect |
| 39. | hostile | openly unfriendly |
| 40. | hurtful | causing emotional pain |
| 41. | ill-mannered | having bad manners |
| 42. | imperious | commanding in an arrogant way |
| 43. | impertinent | not properly respectful |
| 44. | impolite | not showing good manners |
| 45. | impudent | shamelessly disrespectful |
| 46. | inconsiderate | not caring about others |
| 47. | indelicate | not tactful or refined |
| 48. | insensitive | not considerate of feelings |
| 49. | insolent | boldly disrespectful |
| 50. | insulting | showing disrespect or scorn |
| 51. | jeering | mocking in a rude way |
| 52. | lordly | proudly superior and dismissive |
| 53. | loutish | clumsy and bad-mannered |
| 54. | malicious | intending to hurt or offend |
| 55. | mannerless | without good manners |
| 56. | mean | unkind or nasty |
| 57. | mocking | making fun disrespectfully |
| 58. | nasty | mean and unpleasant |
| 59. | oafish | stupidly rude and awkward |
| 60. | objectionable | likely to offend |
| 61. | obnoxious | extremely unpleasant and offensive |
| 62. | offensive | causing insult or displeasure |
| 63. | offhand | casually dismissive or abrupt |
| 64. | ornery | bad-tempered and difficult |
| 65. | overbearing | domineering and unpleasant |
| 66. | patronizing | treating others as inferior |
| 67. | peevish | easily irritated and rude |
| 68. | peremptory | abruptly commanding |
| 69. | pert | boldly disrespectful or forward |
| 70. | petulant | childishly sulky and rude |
| 71. | presumptuous | overstepping respectful limits |
| 72. | rough | harsh and lacking gentleness |
| 73. | sarcastic | using cutting mockery |
| 74. | saucy | playfully disrespectful |
| 75. | scornful | showing contempt |
| 76. | smart-alecky | annoyingly cheeky and disrespectful |
| 77. | snarling | angrily rude in tone |
| 78. | sneering | mocking with contempt |
| 79. | snide | mocking and disrespectful |
| 80. | snobbish | rudely superior toward others |
| 81. | snotty | arrogantly rude |
| 82. | supercilious | haughtily contemptuous |
| 83. | tactless | lacking sensitivity in speech |
| 84. | tart | sharply rude or critical |
| 85. | taunting | provoking with insulting remarks |
| 86. | thoughtless | showing little consideration |
| 87. | trenchant | sharply critical and cutting |
| 88. | unceremonious | too informal and abrupt |
| 89. | uncivil | not polite or civil |
| 90. | uncouth | lacking good manners |
| 91. | unfriendly | not kind or pleasant |
| 92. | ungracious | lacking kindness or courtesy |
| 93. | unkindly | in an unkind manner |
| 94. | unrefined | lacking polish or manners |
| 95. | uppity | arrogantly self-important |
| 96. | venomous | full of bitter hostility |
| 97. | vicious | deliberately cruel or harsh |
| 98. | vulgar | offensively coarse |
| 99. | waspish | sharp and spiteful |
| 100. | withering | devastatingly scornful |
