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  • 61Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …

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  • 62cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… …

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  • 63disagreeable — Synonyms and related words: abominable, abrupt, annoying, antagonistic, antipathetic, at cross purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at war, bad tempered, bearish, bitchy, bitter, blunt, brusque, cankered, cantankerous, churlish,… …

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  • 64surly — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, aggressive, argumentative, bad tempered, bearish, beastly, beetle browed, bilious, black, black browed, bluff, blunt, boorish, brash, brusque, cantankerous, cavalier, choleric, churlish, crabbed, crabby, cross …

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  • 65dour — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sour, sullen; harsh, hard. See severity, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forbidding, gloomy, morose; see grim 1 , sullen . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [DOUR] sullen …

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  • 66sullen — sullen, *glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, dour, gloomy can mean governed by or showing, especially in one s aspect, a forbidding or disagreeable mood or disposition. One is sullen who is, often by disposition, gloomy, silent, and… …

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  • 67acrid — adj 1.(all usu. of taste or smell) bitter, biting, pungent; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegarish, vinegary; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; stinging, burning, smarting, irritating; disagreeable,… …

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  • 68bitter — adj 1.(all usu. of taste) acrid, biting, pungent; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegar ish, vinegary; unsweet, unsweetened; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; distasteful, unappetizing, unpalatable,… …

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  • 69caustic — adj 1. acrimonious, mordant, bitter, acrid, pungent; trenchant, cutting, incisive, slashing, penetrating, piercing, stinging, nipping, biting; astringent, severe, stern, austere, stringent; harsh, keen, sharp, sharp tongued; sour, acidulous, acid …

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  • 70mordant — adj 1. caustic, acrimonious, bitter, acrid, acidulous, acid, mordacious, pungent; trenchant, cutting, incisive, slashing, scathing; keen, pointed, sharp, sharp tongued; penetrating, piercing, stinging, pricking, nipping, biting; astringent,… …

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