gruff

dour

ˈdʊə
ˈdaʊə

adjective

relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance.

a hard, dour, humourless fanatic

stern,unsmiling,unfriendly,frowning,poker-faced,severe,forbidding,morose,sour,gruff,surly,uncommunicative,grim,gloomy,dismal,sullen,sombre,grave,sober,serious,solemn,austere,mean-looking,stony,unsympathetic,disapproving

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curt

kəːt

adjective

rudely brief.

his reply was curt

terse,brusque,abrupt,clipped,blunt,short,monosyllabic,summary,snappy,snappish,sharp,crisp,tart,gruff,offhand,unceremonious,ungracious,rude,impolite,discourteous,uncivil,laconic,brief,succinct,compact,pithy,to the point,economical,snippy,dusty

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brusque

brʊsk
bruːsk
brʌsk

adjective

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

she could be brusque and impatient

curt,abrupt,blunt,short,sharp,terse,brisk,crisp,clipped,monosyllabic,peremptory,gruff,bluff,caustic,tart,abrasive,outspoken,plain-spoken,indelicate,tactless,undiplomatic,discourteous,impolite,rude,uncivil,offhand,snappish,snappy,churlish

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boorish

ˈbɔːrɪʃ
ˈbʊərɪʃ

adjective

rough and bad-mannered; coarse.

boorish behaviour

coarse,uncouth,rude,discourteous,impolite,ungentlemanly,unladylike,ill-bred,ill-mannered,churlish,gruff,uncivilized,uncultured,uncultivated,unsophisticated,unrefined,common,rough,thuggish,loutish,crude,vulgar,crass,tasteless,unsavoury,gross,lumpen,brutish,bearish,barbaric,barbarous,Neanderthal,philistine,clodhopping,cloddish,slobbish,plebby,yobbish,ocker

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