| curmudgeonly |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, cross) |
| fretful(adjective, difficult, attitude, cross, negative) |
| splenetic(adjective, mean, delicate, sensitive, irritable) |
| crusty(adjective, mean, difficult, short, irritable) |
| ill-tempered(adjective, attitude, cross, short, irritable) |
| pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross) |
| sullen(adjective, upset, cross, irritable, annoyed) |
| churlish(adjective, difficult, cross, speech, rude) |
| impatient(adjective, passionate, short, sensitive, unstable) |
| sour(adjective, difficult, irritable, critical, sullen) |
| tetchy(adjective, mean, short, sensitive, irritable) |
| captious(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive, irritable) |
| disagreeable(adjective, mean, difficult, attitude, unpleasant) |
| hot-tempered(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, aggressive) |
| huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous) |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude) |
| quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable) |
| surly(adjective, hurt, difficult, attitude, delicate) |
| gruff |