50 entries under crabby topic. ×

5
prickly(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, irritable)
5
snappy(adjective, mean, hurt, direct, tough)
3
nasty(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, rude)
2
carping(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
2
contrary(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
2
fault-finding(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
2
mean(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cross)
2
vicious(irritable, cranky)
2
vinegary(adjective, difficult, irritable, grumpy)
1
caviling(mean, short, irritable, cranky)
1
complaining(adjective, mean, irritable, grumpy)
1
critical(adjective, mean, difficult, irritable)
1
difficult(tough, harsh, awkward, irritable, grumpy)
1
grousing(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
obstinate(mean, difficult, cross, irritable, ugly)
1
whining(adjective, mean, irritable, cranky)
0
childish(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
0
contemptible(irritable, cranky)
0
fretting(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
0
growling(mean, cross, irritable, ugly)
10 years ago|15k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). crusty thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/crusty/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "crusty thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/crusty/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, crusty thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/crusty/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "crusty thesaurus" 23 March 2016. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/crusty/thesaurus/synonyms>