| adj. |
| [1] |
ill-natured
,
bloody-minded
,
quarrelsome
,
perverse
,
cross
,
choleric
,
cross-grained
,
crabby
,
curmudgeonly
,
crusty
,
grumpy
,
surly
,
irascible
,
snappish
,
bad-tempered
,
ill-tempered
,
bearish
,
bilious
,
peevish
,
testy
,
irritable
,
touchy
,
disagreeable
,
tetchy
,
contrary
,
(Colloq) crotchety
,
grouchy
,
(US) cranky
|
| [2] |
crotchety
,
ornery
|
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