| brusque(adjective, irritable, grumpy, abrupt, gruff) |
| fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) |
| hasty(adjective, cross, irritable, touchy, testy) |
| prickly(adjective, cross, irritable, grumpy, bad-tempered) |
| rude(adjective, abrupt, gruff, brusque) |
| tetchy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, irritable) |
| bluff(adjective, irritable, brief, grumpy, gruff) |
| churlish(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) |
| contentious(adjective, cross, ill-tempered) |
| ill-humoured |
| ill-natured(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, ugly) |
| discourteous(adjective, straight, abrupt, gruff, brusque) |
| excitable(adjective, volatile, fiery, temperamental, excitable) |
| harsh(adjective, irritable, touchy, grumpy, bad-tempered) |
| quarrelsome(adjective, irritable, touchy, volatile, fiery) |
| snappy(adjective, mean, cross, straight, irritable) |
| acid(adjective, grumpy, bad-tempered, tetchy) |
| bilious |
| captious(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable) |
| dyspeptic(adjective, cross, ill-tempered) |