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Rudely abrupt in one's manner or response

Concise and to the point

Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked

Rude and caustic in manner or expression

Haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something

(of a person) Lacking sophistication or refinement

(of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

Direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness

Fast or responsive in one's thinking

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Adjective

Rudely abrupt in one's manner or response

uncomplimentary

not afraid to call a spade a spade

ill-humoured^UK

pulling no punches

straight from the shoulder

not beating about the bush

not mincing one's words

calling a spade a spade

speaking one's mind

speaking as one finds

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“I took his curt reply to mean that he was not to be questioned about it further.”

Adjective

Concise and to the point

short and sweet

in a few well-chosen words

cut to the bone

short-and-sweet

down to brass tacks

uncommunicative

short and to the point

making a long story short

in well-chosen words

straightforward

well structured

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“An equally curt description of the toupha is offered by Constantine of Rhodes, who wrote in the middle of the tenth century of a golden crown with a strange crest.”

Adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

perversely irritable

having short fuse

hot under collar

easily frightened

easily agitated

hot under the collar

easily offended

confrontational

not best pleased

uncommunicative

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

unaccommodating

ready for a fight

in high dudgeon

prima donna-ish

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

bundle of nerves

with a long face

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

huffy irascible

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

hyper-sensitive

easily affected

like a fish out of water

on the qui vive

difficult to handle

have chip on shoulder

pass-remarkable

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Adjective

Rude and caustic in manner or expression

rubbing the wrong way

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Adjective

Haughty or arrogant, especially in one's disregard for something

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

self-opinionated

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

full of oneself

on your high horse

too big for your boots

holier-than-thou

full of yourself

full of contempt

putting on airs

too big for your breeches

self-respecting

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

self-applauding

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

on a high horse

throwing one's weight around

self-aggrandizing

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

throwing one's weight about

blowing one's own horn

uncomplimentary

pleased with oneself

anti-democratic

full of hot air

in love with oneself

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

too big for your britches

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

proud of oneself

wrapped up in oneself

nose in the air

swollen with pride

of preconceived ideas

stuck on oneself

sure of yourself

throwing weight around

riding for a fall

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

as bold as brass

lacking civility

unconstitutional

coming on strong

not backwards in coming forwards

heading for a fall

sure of oneself

in driver's seat

blowing one's own trumpet

I'm all right, Jack

proud of yourself

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

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Adjective

(of a person) Lacking sophistication or refinement

close to the bone

near the knuckle

unsophisticated

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Adjective

(of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

uncommunicative

mum^UK

mom^US

incommunicative

unconversational

at a loss for words

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

self-restrained

non-communicative

playing your cards close to your chest

self-controlled

unable to get a word out

bereft of speech

keeping people at arm's length

socially inhibited

not forthcoming

zipped one's lips

have tight chops

unable to speak

self-sufficient

zipping one's lips

buttoning one's lip

wouldn't say boo to a goose

cool as a cucumber

knocked for six

in the background

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Adjective

Cold, unfriendly, or lacking in emotion

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

not on speaking terms

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

nondiscriminatory

couldn't care less

unimpressionable

putting on airs

uncompassionate

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

confrontational

could care less

along for the ride

don't give a damn

strictly business

sexually unresponsive

keeping people at arm's length

desensitized^US

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

desensitised^UK

unwilling to mix with other people

non-discriminatory

unfavourable^UK

unconcerned about

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

sitting on the fence

without fear or favour

with no axe to grind

uninvolved with

apathetic towards

apathetic about

nonchalant about

uninterested in

frivolous about

unresponsive to

phlegmatic about

unenthusiastic about

not giving a monkey's

lacking vitality

two-dimensional

dead to the world

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

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Direct and without attempting to disguise unpleasantness

brutally honest

straightforward

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Fast or responsive in one's thinking

hyperintelligent

quick off the mark

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

sharp as a tack

smart as a whip

quick on the uptake

not missing a trick

not born yesterday

on the qui vive

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

nimble-fingered

very intelligent

knows what's what

ear to the ground

with eyes like a hawk

ahead of one's peers

old beyond one's years

fast on the draw

superintelligent

smart as a tack

knowing how many beans make five

with all one's wits about one

having the know-how

with your wits about you

know how many beans make five

having a good head on one's shoulders

having no flies on

having been around

not missing much

thinking outside the box

keeping a weather eye on things

paying attention

with eyes peeled

with weather eye open

keeping one's eyes peeled

with one's eyes open

having eyes in the back of your head

with one's eyes skinned

with one's eyes opened

out of the ordinary

advanced for one's age

having know-how

having good hands

prematurely developed

exceptionally smart

as sharp as a tack

full of insight

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

with great knowledge

showing great knowledge

well-thought-out

well thought out

crazy like a fox

with one's feet on the ground

with both feet on the ground

walking on eggs

handling with kid gloves

keeping on one's toes

watching one's step

with reservations

playing your cards close to your chest

forward-looking

keeping a weather eye on

keeping a weather eye open

keeping one's eyes open

full of common sense

in one's right mind

having all one's marbles

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