| captious(adjective, difficult, delicate, cross, short) |
| ill-humored(adjective, difficult, feelings, negative, irritable) |
| annoyed(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy) |
| bilious |
| complaining(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, negative) |
| doleful(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, sorrowful) |
| impatient(adjective, negative, short, sensitive, irritable) |
| mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross) |
| perverse(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, irritable, disagreeable) |
| uncivil(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen, abrupt) |
| unfriendly(adjective, unpleasant, disagreeable, sullen, abrupt) |
| down in the dumps(expression, adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable) |
| downcast(adjective, feelings, unstable, changeable, temperamental) |
| dyspeptic |
| glowering(adjective, sullen, sullenness) |
| huffish(adjective, cross, short, angry, offended) |
| ornery(adjective, mean, difficult, delicate, informal) |
| unsociable(adjective, rude, coarse, sullen, bad-tempered) |
| contrary(adjective, difficult, irritable, sullen, crabby) |
| dark(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, sullen) |