| waspish(adjective, difficult, irritable, critical, grumpy) |
| bluff(noun, adjective, hard, tough, harsh) |
| disagreeable(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy, crabby) |
| rude(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) |
| abrupt(adjective, open, rough, short, brief) |
| bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| brusque(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| crabby(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) |
| curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, abrupt, gruff) |
| ornery(adjective, rough, difficult, rude, coarse) |
| querulous(adjective, hard, difficult, cross, passionate) |
| blunt(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) |
| boorish(adjective, hard, tough, rough, harsh) |
| curt(adjective, hard, open, direct, tough) |
| grumpy(adjective, difficult, irritable, crabby, abrupt) |
| ill-natured(adjective, difficult, grumpy, crabby, abrupt) |
| ill-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, bad-tempered, short-tempered) |
| acid(adjective, irritable) |
| acrimonious(adjective, irritable) |