| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrasive | harsh and likely to offend |
| 2. | acid | sourly sarcastic and hostile |
| 3. | adverse | unfavorable or hostile |
| 4. | aggressive | forcefully hostile or pushy |
| 5. | aloof | distant and not friendly |
| 6. | antagonistic | actively opposed or hostile |
| 7. | argumentative | often arguing; not friendly |
| 8. | arrogant | overly proud and dismissive |
| 9. | bad-tempered | prone to anger and rudeness |
| 10. | belligerent | aggressively hostile and combative |
| 11. | biting | sharp and hurtful in tone |
| 12. | boorish | rude and insensitive |
| 13. | bossy | always telling others what to do |
| 14. | brusque | abrupt and bluntly rude |
| 15. | brutal | cruel and harsh |
| 16. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 17. | caustic | bitingly sarcastic and hurtful |
| 18. | chilly | coolly unfriendly in manner |
| 19. | cold | lacking warmth or friendliness |
| 20. | condescending | talking down to others |
| 21. | contemptuous | showing scorn and disrespect |
| 22. | crabby | irritable and unfriendly |
| 23. | curt | rudely brief in speech |
| 24. | cutting | hurtfully critical or sarcastic |
| 25. | dictatorial | overly controlling and harsh |
| 26. | disagreeable | unpleasant and hard to like |
| 27. | discourteous | not polite or respectful |
| 28. | disdainful | showing dislike and superiority |
| 29. | dismissive | showing lack of interest or respect |
| 30. | distant | not close or friendly |
| 31. | domineering | bossy and controlling |
| 32. | forbidding | unwelcoming and hard to approach |
| 33. | frosty | coldly unfriendly |
| 34. | grim | stern and unfriendly |
| 35. | grouchy | often annoyed and unfriendly |
| 36. | gruff | rough and unfriendly in manner |
| 37. | hard-hearted | lacking sympathy or kindness |
| 38. | harsh | roughly unpleasant or cruel |
| 39. | haughty | arrogantly unfriendly and proud |
| 40. | heartless | cruel and without compassion |
| 41. | high-handed | using power rudely |
| 42. | hostile | showing dislike or opposition |
| 43. | ill-tempered | often in a bad mood |
| 44. | imperious | arrogantly commanding and rude |
| 45. | impolite | not polite; rude |
| 46. | inconsiderate | not thinking of others |
| 47. | inimical | hostile or harmful |
| 48. | insensitive | not caring about others’ feelings |
| 49. | intimidating | making others feel afraid |
| 50. | irritable | easily annoyed; not friendly |
| 51. | loutish | rude and clumsy |
| 52. | malevolent | wishing harm to others |
| 53. | malicious | intending to harm or hurt |
| 54. | mean | unkind and nasty |
| 55. | menacing | threatening or hostile |
| 56. | merciless | showing no mercy |
| 57. | nasty | mean and unpleasant |
| 58. | obstructive | deliberately making things difficult |
| 59. | ornery | stubbornly unpleasant and rude |
| 60. | overbearing | domineering and unpleasant |
| 61. | patronizing | condescending and disrespectful |
| 62. | peevish | easily irritated and unfriendly |
| 63. | petulant | childishly sulky and rude |
| 64. | pitiless | showing no pity |
| 65. | prickly | easily annoyed; hard to approach |
| 66. | pugnacious | eager to fight or argue |
| 67. | quarrelsome | inclined to argue and fight |
| 68. | relentless | unforgivingly harsh or hostile |
| 69. | rough | not gentle; somewhat rude |
| 70. | rude | impolite and discourteous |
| 71. | ruthless | without pity or mercy |
| 72. | sarcastic | using mocking, hurtful irony |
| 73. | scathing | severely critical and harsh |
| 74. | snappish | irritably short and rude |
| 75. | sneering | showing contempt in a rude way |
| 76. | snide | mocking and unpleasantly indirect |
| 77. | snippy | sharp and unfriendly in speech |
| 78. | spiky | sharp and unfriendly in tone |
| 79. | standoffish | unfriendly and reserved |
| 80. | sullen | gloomy and unfriendly |
| 81. | surly | bad-tempered and unfriendly |
| 82. | tactless | not sensitive in speech |
| 83. | testy | easily annoyed and rude |
| 84. | tetchy | easily upset and rude |
| 85. | thoughtless | not considerate of others |
| 86. | threatening | suggesting harm or hostility |
| 87. | touchy | easily offended and prickly |
| 88. | tyrannical | cruelly oppressive and harsh |
| 89. | unapproachable | hard to talk to |
| 90. | uncharitable | harshly judging; not kind |
| 91. | uncooperative | not willing to work with others |
| 92. | ungracious | not polite or thankful |
| 93. | unhelpful | not willing to assist |
| 94. | unkind | not kind or considerate |
| 95. | unpleasant | not nice to be around |
| 96. | unwelcoming | not making others feel welcome |
| 97. | venomous | full of bitter hostility |
| 98. | vicious | deliberately cruel or violent |
| 99. | vindictive | seeking revenge; spiteful |
| 100. | withering | devastatingly critical and cold |
