- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.4k
- Abbreviations|0
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113 entries under grumpy topic. ×
| waspish(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, cross) | |
| curmudgeonly(adjective, difficult, irritable, crusty) | |
| choleric(adjective, low, difficult, sad, delicate) | |
| splenetic(adjective, mean, low, sad, delicate) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, evil, rough, nasty) | |
| moody(adjective, low, sad, cross, unpleasant) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, rough, nasty, difficult, dark) | |
| bearish(adjective, rough, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| captious(adjective, mean, severe, difficult, delicate) | |
| contrary(adjective, tough, severe, difficult, cross) | |
| dour(adjective, rough, nasty, low, difficult) | |
| morose(adjective, mean, rough, nasty, low) | |
| ornery(adjective, mean, tough, rough, nasty) | |
| sullen(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil) | |
| fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short) | |
| mean(adjective, nasty, attitude, harsh, delicate) | |
| ugly(adjective, mean, hard, evil, rough) | |
| huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, sensitive) | |
| prickly(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, sensitive) | |
| tetchy(adjective, irritable, ugly, touchy) |
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