12
grumpy(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, short)
12
querulous(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, nervous)
12
spiteful(adjective, mean, nasty, unfriendly, bitter)
11
churlish(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
11
curmudgeonly
11
short-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, critical)
11
sullen(adjective, tough, harsh, gloomy, depressed)
10
acrimonious(adjective, tough, nasty, harsh, speech)
10
crotchety(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, cross)
10
fractious(adjective, mean, cross, short, irritable)
10
moody(noun, adjective, low, gloomy, sensitive)
10
surly(adjective, mean, tough, low, sad)
9
morose(adjective, mean, tough, low, harsh)
8
acerbic(adjective, speech, unfriendly, bitter, belligerent)
8
bearish(adjective, dissatisfied, sarcastic, peevish, unfulfilled)
8
bilious(adjective, dejection)
8
bitter(adjective, speech, mad, unfriendly, malicious)
8
captious(adjective, mean, tough, harsh, delicate)
8
disagreeable(adjective, short, faultfinding, caviling)
8
ill-humoured
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