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