| grumpy(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, short) |
| querulous(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, nervous) |
| spiteful(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, bitter) |
| churlish(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed) |
| curmudgeonly |
| short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical) |
| sullen(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed) |
| acrimonious(adjective, tough, nasty, harsh, speech) |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross) |
| fractious(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable) |
| moody(noun, adjective, low, gloomy, sensitive) |
| surly(adjective, mean, tough, low, sad) |
| morose(adjective, mean, tough, low, harsh) |
| acerbic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, belligerent) |
| bearish(adjective, dissatisfied, sarcastic, peevish, unfulfilled) |
| bilious(adjective, dejection) |
| bitter(adjective, speech, mad, unfriendly, malicious) |
| captious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate) |
| disagreeable(adjective, short, faultfinding, caviling) |
| ill-humoured |