Gruffness and Incivility

Gruffness

Gruffness noun - An abrupt discourteous manner.
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Incivility and gruffness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incivility" instead a noun "Gruffness".

Incivility

Incivility noun - Rude behavior.
Usage example: I won't tolerate incivility, and that includes text messaging while I'm speaking

Gruffness and incivility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gruffness" instead a noun "Incivility".
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