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cantankerous collapse: having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers

coarse collapse: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"; lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"; of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"; of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"

crosswise collapse: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross; lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"; not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"

finespun collapse: developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions"; developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

sideways collapse: toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"; with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"

broken collapse: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"; not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"; lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"; discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"; out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"; destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"; weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"; thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"; imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"; subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"; topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"; tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"

downy collapse: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"; like down or as soft as down

disobedient collapse: not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"; unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"

churlish collapse: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare; rude and boorish

satin collapse: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

crisscross collapse: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; marked with crossing lines; crossing one another in opposite directions; mark with a pattern of crossing lines; "crisscross the sheet of paper"; mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; "wrinkles crisscrossed her face"; cross in a pattern, often random

crusty collapse: brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"

thwart collapse: a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

fractious collapse: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"; stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

difficult collapse: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"; requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

fuzzy collapse: confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance"

attenuated collapse: of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion

irregular collapse: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name; not occurring at expected times; independent in behavior or thought; "she led a somewhat irregular private life"; "maverick politicians"; of a surface; not level or flat; "walking was difficult on the irregular cobblestoned surface"; lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis"; contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"; (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement; (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; "irregular troops"; "irregular warfare"

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