choleric Play adjectiveBad-tempered or irritable. SYNONYMS argumentativeawkwardbad-temperedbiliouscantankerouschippycontrarycrabbedcrabbycrankycrosscross-grainedcrotchetycrustycurmudgeonlydifficultdisagreeabledyspepticeggyfractiousgrouchygrumpyhot-temperedill-humouredill-naturedill-temperedirascibleirritablelike a bear with a sore headliverishmiffynarkyornerypeckishpeevishpepperyperversepettishpricklyquarrelsomequick-temperedrattyscratchyshirtyshort-fusedshort-temperedshrewishsnakysnappishsnappysoreheadedspleneticstroppytestytetchytouchyuncooperativewaspishwaxy
