adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: BLUFF , abrupt, blunt, brusque, crusty, curt, short, short-spoken, snippety, snippy
Related Words: crabbed, dour, morose, saturnine, sullen, surly; boorish, churlish; fierce, truculent
Contrasted Words: bland, smooth, suave, urbane; fulsome, oily, slick, soapy, unctuous
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Synonyms: HOARSE 1, croaking, croaky, husky