| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abusive | using harsh, hurtful language |
| 2. | Acerbic | sharp and biting in tone |
| 3. | Acid-tongued | speaking with cutting sarcasm |
| 4. | Antagonistic | actively hostile or oppositional |
| 5. | Asinine | foolish; lacking good sense |
| 6. | Austere | severely plain; emotionally cold |
| 7. | Barbed | intended to wound or sting |
| 8. | Beastly | cruel; very unpleasant |
| 9. | Bitchy | spitefully or rudely critical |
| 10. | Bitter | resentful; harsh in expression |
| 11. | Brusque | abrupt and blunt in manner |
| 12. | Bullying | using intimidation to dominate |
| 13. | Callous | unfeeling; lacking empathy |
| 14. | Captious | fault-finding over trivialities |
| 15. | Caustic | sarcastic in a scathing way |
| 16. | Churlish | rude; ill-mannered |
| 17. | Cold | emotionally distant; unfriendly |
| 18. | Contemptuous | showing scorn or disdain |
| 19. | Crabby | irritable and unpleasant |
| 20. | Crass | grossly insensitive or rude |
| 21. | Cruel | causing pain without remorse |
| 22. | Cutting | sharply hurtful in speech |
| 23. | Cynical | distrustful; scornfully negative |
| 24. | Dastardly | dishonorable and cruel |
| 25. | Degrading | humiliating; lowering dignity |
| 26. | Derisive | mocking; expressing ridicule |
| 27. | Despotic | tyrannical; harshly controlling |
| 28. | Detestable | deeply hateful or repulsive |
| 29. | Disdainful | showing a lack of respect |
| 30. | Dishonest | not truthful; deceitful |
| 31. | Disparaging | belittling; speaking slightingly |
| 32. | Dogmatic | stubbornly asserting opinions |
| 33. | Dour | stern; joyless and unfriendly |
| 34. | Draconian | excessively harsh or severe |
| 35. | Egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking |
| 36. | Envious | resentful of others’ advantages |
| 37. | Evil | morally wrong; wicked |
| 38. | Exploitative | taking unfair advantage of others |
| 39. | Ferocious | savagely aggressive or cruel |
| 40. | Fiendish | extremely cruel or wicked |
| 41. | Foul | disgustingly offensive or nasty |
| 42. | Frigid | cold and unfriendly |
| 43. | Galling | annoying; humiliatingly hurtful |
| 44. | Graceless | rude; lacking tact |
| 45. | Grim | sternly unrelenting; bleak |
| 46. | Gruff | rough and abrupt in speech |
| 47. | Hard | unfeeling; difficult to please |
| 48. | Hardhearted | lacking compassion |
| 49. | Harsh | unpleasantly severe or rough |
| 50. | Hateful | full of hate; malicious |
| 51. | Heartless | showing no pity or kindness |
| 52. | Heinous | shockingly wicked or evil |
| 53. | Hostile | unfriendly; antagonistic |
| 54. | Hurtful | causing emotional pain |
| 55. | Ill-natured | habitually unkind or nasty |
| 56. | Implacable | unable to be appeased |
| 57. | Inconsiderate | thoughtless of others’ feelings |
| 58. | Inhospitable | unwelcoming; unfriendly |
| 59. | Insidious | harmful in a subtle way |
| 60. | Insulting | offensive; demeaning |
| 61. | Intolerant | unwilling to accept differences |
| 62. | Jaded | cynical from overexposure |
| 63. | Jeering | mocking loudly or rudely |
| 64. | Jerkish | behaving like a jerk |
| 65. | Judgmental | overly critical of others |
| 66. | Keen-edged | sharply critical; cutting |
| 67. | Knavish | dishonest; unprincipled |
| 68. | Lacerating | deeply wounding in words |
| 69. | Loutish | clumsy, rude, and boorish |
| 70. | Malevolent | wishing evil on others |
| 71. | Malicious | intending to cause harm |
| 72. | Malign | harmful; speaking ill of |
| 73. | Merciless | showing no mercy |
| 74. | Misanthropic | hating or distrusting people |
| 75. | Moody | often irritable or sullen |
| 76. | Nasty | unkind; unpleasantly spiteful |
| 77. | Nefarious | wicked; criminally evil |
| 78. | Negligent | carelessly failing in duty |
| 79. | Obnoxious | extremely unpleasant or annoying |
| 80. | Odious | arousing intense dislike |
| 81. | Oppressive | unjustly harsh or burdensome |
| 82. | Overbearing | domineering; hard to resist |
| 83. | Petty | small-mindedly spiteful |
| 84. | Pitiless | without pity; merciless |
| 85. | Poisonous | spiteful; harmful in effect |
| 86. | Pompous | self-important and condescending |
| 87. | Predatory | exploiting others for gain |
| 88. | Pugnacious | eager to argue or fight |
| 89. | Rancorous | bitterly resentful; hateful |
| 90. | Razor-sharp | extremely cutting or incisive |
| 91. | Rude | impolite; offensively mannered |
| 92. | Ruthless | cruelly determined; merciless |
| 93. | Sadistic | taking pleasure in others’ pain |
| 94. | Sarcastic | mocking with irony |
| 95. | Savage | fierce and cruel |
| 96. | Scathing | severely critical; cutting |
| 97. | Scornful | showing contempt or disdain |
| 98. | Selfish | concerned chiefly with oneself |
| 99. | Severe | strict; harshly critical |
| 100. | Shrewish | bad-tempered; aggressively critical |
