| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrupt | suddenly blunt; not polite |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp and biting in speech |
| 3. | affronting | insulting; causing offense |
| 4. | aggressive | forcefully hostile or confrontational |
| 5. | aloof | distant; coolly unfriendly |
| 6. | antagonistic | actively opposed; unfriendly |
| 7. | antisocial | hostile to social norms |
| 8. | arrogant | overbearing; self-important |
| 9. | astringent | harshly severe in tone |
| 10. | audacious | boldly disrespectful; impudent |
| 11. | bad-mannered | lacking proper manners |
| 12. | barbed | pointedly hurtful; cutting |
| 13. | belligerent | hostile and combative |
| 14. | blunt | direct to the point of offense |
| 15. | boorish | crude; ill-mannered |
| 16. | brazen | shamelessly bold; brash |
| 17. | brusque | curt and abrupt |
| 18. | callous | insensitive to others’ feelings |
| 19. | catty | spitefully mean; snide |
| 20. | caustic | sarcastically cutting; biting |
| 21. | cavalier | dismissively unconcerned; offhand |
| 22. | cheeky | impudently playful or disrespectful |
| 23. | churlish | surly; ill-mannered |
| 24. | clipped | terse; abruptly short |
| 25. | coarse | rough; lacking refinement |
| 26. | contemptuous | showing scorn or disdain |
| 27. | crass | grossly insensitive; vulgar |
| 28. | crude | unrefined; offensively blunt |
| 29. | curt | brief to the point of rudeness |
| 30. | cutting | sharply hurtful in words |
| 31. | cynical | scornfully distrustful; sneering |
| 32. | deadpan | flatly dismissive; dryly rude |
| 33. | defiant | openly resistant; disrespectful |
| 34. | demeaning | lowering another’s dignity |
| 35. | derisive | mocking; scornful |
| 36. | discourteous | not showing politeness |
| 37. | disdainful | showing contempt; scornful |
| 38. | dismissive | treating as unworthy of attention |
| 39. | disobliging | unhelpful; unwilling to oblige |
| 40. | disrespectful | lacking due respect |
| 41. | domineering | bossy; overcontrolling |
| 42. | dour | sternly unfriendly; gloomy |
| 43. | dripping with sarcasm | heavily sarcastic and insulting |
| 44. | egotistical | self-centered; offensively proud |
| 45. | embittered | resentful and harshly critical |
| 46. | enraged | angrily out of control |
| 47. | entitled | acting owed special treatment |
| 48. | exasperated | irritated; short-tempered |
| 49. | facetious | flippantly inappropriate; not serious |
| 50. | flippant | not showing proper seriousness |
| 51. | foul-mouthed | using offensive language |
| 52. | fresh | boldly impertinent |
| 53. | frigid | coldly unfriendly |
| 54. | galling | annoyingly offensive; irritating |
| 55. | graceless | lacking tact or courtesy |
| 56. | grating | irritatingly harsh or rude |
| 57. | grave | sternly severe; forbidding |
| 58. | gross | offensively coarse or vulgar |
| 59. | gruff | rough and blunt in manner |
| 60. | harsh | severe; unpleasantly blunt |
| 61. | haughty | arrogantly superior; disdainful |
| 62. | heedless | careless of others’ feelings |
| 63. | high-handed | overbearing; domineering |
| 64. | hostile | unfriendly; antagonistic |
| 65. | ill-bred | poorly brought up; unmannerly |
| 66. | ill-mannered | lacking polite behavior |
| 67. | impatient | easily irritated; short with others |
| 68. | impertinent | not showing proper respect |
| 69. | impolite | not polite; discourteous |
| 70. | improper | not appropriate; indecorous |
| 71. | impudent | boldly disrespectful |
| 72. | inconsiderate | thoughtless of others |
| 73. | indelicate | tactless; offensively insensitive |
| 74. | inflammatory | provoking anger or offense |
| 75. | insolent | rude and arrogantly disrespectful |
| 76. | insulting | offensive; demeaning |
| 77. | intemperate | lacking restraint; harshly extreme |
| 78. | intolerant | unaccepting; offensively rigid |
| 79. | irascible | easily angered; cranky |
| 80. | irritable | easily annoyed; testy |
| 81. | jeering | mocking; taunting |
| 82. | jerky | abruptly rude; unpleasant |
| 83. | jocularly cruel | joking while being hurtful |
| 84. | loutish | rough, clumsy, ill-mannered |
| 85. | malicious | intending to harm or offend |
| 86. | mean-spirited | unkind; petty and nasty |
| 87. | mocking | ridiculing; scornful |
| 88. | morose | sullen and unfriendly |
| 89. | nasty | unpleasantly offensive or cruel |
| 90. | offensive | causing hurt feelings or anger |
| 91. | offhand | casually dismissive; curt |
| 92. | overbearing | dominating; oppressively pushy |
| 93. | patronizing | condescending; talking down |
| 94. | peevish | easily annoyed; petty |
| 95. | petulant | childishly sulky or rude |
| 96. | pompous | self-important; ostentatious |
| 97. | prickly | easily offended; unfriendly |
| 98. | provocative | intended to provoke anger |
| 99. | pushy | aggressively assertive; intrusive |
| 100. | querulous | complaining in an irritating way |
