13
grumpy(adjective, informal, rude, negative, sadness)
12
crabby(adjective, low, rude, gloomy, depressed)
12
sour(adjective, severe, low, sad, cross)
11
morose(adjective, rude, sorrow, depress, sadness)
10
crabbed(adjective, low, rude, gloomy, coarse)
10
cross(adjective, low, gloomy, negative, depressed)
10
petulant
10
saturnine(adjective, rude, sorrow, depress, sadness)
10
sharp(adjective, hard, severe, rough, nasty)
10
short-tempered(adjective, irritable, brief, touchy, grumpy)
10
snappish(adjective, low, rude, gloomy, depressed)
10
sulky(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
9
bearish(adjective, open, direct, rough, rude)
9
coarse(adjective, severe, fine, rough, harsh)
9
ill-humored(adjective, gloomy, negative, depressed, sullen)
9
impolite(adjective, direct, sharp, rough, nasty)
9
irascible(adjective, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable, grumpy)
9
testy(adjective, low, gloomy, miserable, depressed)
9
ungracious(adjective, severe, sharp, rough, nasty)
8
acrimonious(adjective, severe, low, sad, cold)
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