grumpy

disgruntled

dɪsˈɡrʌnt(ə)ld

adjective

angry or dissatisfied.

judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public

dissatisfied,discontented,aggrieved,resentful,fed up,displeased,unhappy,disappointed,disaffected,malcontent,angry,irate,annoyed,cross,exasperated,indignant,vexed,irritated,piqued,irked,put out,out of temper,sulky,sullen,petulant,peevish,grumpy,churlish,testy,peeved,miffed,aggravated,hacked off,riled,peed off,hot under the collar,in a huff,cheesed off,browned off,narked,eggy,not best pleased,sore,teed off,ticked off,vex,snuffy,pissed off,pissed

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crotchety

ˈkrɒtʃɪti

adjective

irritable.

he was tired and crotchety

bad-tempered,ill-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,cross,irritable,irascible,short-tempered,hot-tempered,quick-tempered,touchy,testy,prickly,peppery,fractious,crusty,moody,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,crabbed,crabby,waspish,shrewish,grumpy,grouchy,disagreeable,churlish,surly,awkward,difficult,uncooperative,contrary,perverse,argumentative,quarrelsome,in a mood,in a bad mood,out of sorts,out of temper,as cross as two sticks,snappish,snappy,chippy,on a short fuse,shirty,stroppy,narky,ratty,eggy,like a bear with a sore head,cranky,ornery,peckish,soreheaded,snaky,waxy,miffy,iracund,iracundulous

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crabby

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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crabbiest

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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crabbier

ˈkrabi

adjective

irritable.

a rather crabby old man

irritable,fractious,fretful,cross,petulant,pettish,crabbed,crotchety,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,disagreeable,miserable,morose,peppery,on edge,edgy,impatient,complaining,querulous,bitter,moody,in a bad mood,grumpy,huffy,scratchy,out of sorts,out of temper,ill-tempered,bad-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,sullen,surly,sulky,sour,churlish,touchy,testy,tetchy,snappish,waspish,prickly,crusty,bilious,liverish,dyspeptic,splenetic,choleric,snappy,chippy,grouchy,cranky,narky,ratty,eggy,whingy,whingeing,like a bear with a sore head,sorehead,soreheaded,peckish,snaky,miffy

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choleric

ˈkɒlərɪk

adjective

bad-tempered or irritable.

he was a choleric, self-important little man

bad-tempered,irascible,irritable,grumpy,grouchy,crotchety,tetchy,testy,crusty,cantankerous,curmudgeonly,ill-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,cross,fractious,disagreeable,pettish,crabbed,crabby,waspish,prickly,peppery,touchy,scratchy,splenetic,shrewish,short-tempered,hot-tempered,quick-tempered,dyspeptic,bilious,liverish,cross-grained,argumentative,quarrelsome,uncooperative,contrary,perverse,difficult,awkward,snappish,snappy,chippy,short-fused,shirty,stroppy,narky,ratty,eggy,like a bear with a sore head,cranky,ornery,peckish,soreheaded,snaky,waxy,miffy

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cantankerous

kanˈtaŋk(ə)rəs

adjective

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times

bad-tempered,irascible,irritable,grumpy,grouchy,crotchety,tetchy,testy,crusty,curmudgeonly,ill-tempered,ill-natured,ill-humoured,peevish,cross,fractious,disagreeable,pettish,crabbed,crabby,waspish,prickly,peppery,touchy,scratchy,splenetic,shrewish,short-tempered,hot-tempered,quick-tempered,dyspeptic,choleric,bilious,liverish,cross-grained,argumentative,quarrelsome,uncooperative,contrary,perverse,difficult,awkward,as cross as two sticks,snappish,snappy,chippy,on a short fuse,short-fused,shirty,stroppy,narky,ratty,eggy,like a bear with a sore head,cranky,ornery,peckish,soreheaded,snaky,waxy,miffy

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