Having or showing a bad temper

• mean

  1. To be used to convey; denote:
  2. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
  3. To intend to convey or indicate:

  • Go to "mean" definitions

  1. To be used to convey; denote:
  2. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
  3. To intend to convey or indicate:

  • Go to "mean" definitions
• crabby

  1. Grouchy; ill-tempered.

  • Go to "crabby" definitions

  1. Grouchy; ill-tempered.

  • Go to "crabby" definitions
• waspish

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wasp.
  2. Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.
  3. Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite:

  • Go to "waspish" definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a wasp.
  2. Easily irritated or annoyed; irascible.
  3. Indicative of irritation, annoyance, or spite:

  • Go to "waspish" definitions
• ugly

  1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
  2. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable:
  3. Rude:

  • Go to "ugly" definitions

  1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly.
  2. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable:
  3. Rude:

  • Go to "ugly" definitions
• testy

  1. Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish:

  • Go to "testy" definitions

  1. Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish:

  • Go to "testy" definitions
• surly

  1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.
  2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous:
  3. Arrogant; domineering.

  • Go to "surly" definitions

  1. Sullenly ill-humored; gruff.
  2. Threatening, as of weather conditions; ominous:
  3. Arrogant; domineering.

  • Go to "surly" definitions
• snappy

  1. Lively or energetic; brisk:
  2. Smart or chic in appearance:
  3. Snappish:

  • Go to "snappy" definitions

  1. Lively or energetic; brisk:
  2. Smart or chic in appearance:
  3. Snappish:

  • Go to "snappy" definitions
• snappish

  1. Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
  2. Irritable and curt:

  • Go to "snappish" definitions

  1. Likely to snap or bite, as a dog.
  2. Irritable and curt:

  • Go to "snappish" definitions
• querulous

  1. Given to complaining; peevish.
  2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling:

  • Go to "querulous" definitions

  1. Given to complaining; peevish.
  2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling:

  • Go to "querulous" definitions
• petulant

  1. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
  2. Contemptuous in speech or behavior.

  • Go to "petulant" definitions

  1. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
  2. Contemptuous in speech or behavior.

  • Go to "petulant" definitions
• nasty

  1. Disgusting or repellent:
  2. Unpleasantly cold or wet:
  3. Dirty; filthy.

  • Go to "nasty" definitions

  1. Disgusting or repellent:
  2. Unpleasantly cold or wet:
  3. Dirty; filthy.

  • Go to "nasty" definitions
• irritable

  1. Easily irritated or annoyed.
  2. Abnormally or excessively sensitive to a stimulus:
  3. Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.

  • Go to "irritable" definitions

  1. Easily irritated or annoyed.
  2. Abnormally or excessively sensitive to a stimulus:
  3. Capable of responding to a stimulus. Used of an organism.

  • Go to "irritable" definitions
• irascible

  1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
  2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.

  • Go to "irascible" definitions

  1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered.
  2. Characterized by or resulting from anger.

  • Go to "irascible" definitions
• ill-tempered

  1. Having a bad temper; irritable.

  • Go to "ill-tempered" definitions

  1. Having a bad temper; irritable.

  • Go to "ill-tempered" definitions
• grumpy

  1. Surly and peevish; cranky.

  • Go to "grumpy" definitions

  1. Surly and peevish; cranky.

  • Go to "grumpy" definitions
• grouchy

  1. Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

  • Go to "grouchy" definitions

  1. Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.

  • Go to "grouchy" definitions
• fretful

  1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
  2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:

  • Go to "fretful" definitions

  1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
  2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:

  • Go to "fretful" definitions
• disagreeable

  1. Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.
  2. Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered manner.

  • Go to "disagreeable" definitions

  1. Not to one's liking; unpleasant or offensive.
  2. Having a quarrelsome, bad-tempered manner.

  • Go to "disagreeable" definitions
• cross

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

  • Go to "cross" definitions

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

  • Go to "cross" definitions
• cranky

  1. Having a bad disposition; peevish.
  2. Having eccentric ways; odd.
  3. Full of bends and turns; crooked:

  • Go to "cranky" definitions

  1. Having a bad disposition; peevish.
  2. Having eccentric ways; odd.
  3. Full of bends and turns; crooked:

  • Go to "cranky" definitions
• crabbed

  1. Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered.
  2. Difficult to understand; complicated.
  3. Difficult to read; cramped:

  • Go to "crabbed" definitions

  1. Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered.
  2. Difficult to understand; complicated.
  3. Difficult to read; cramped:

  • Go to "crabbed" definitions
• cantankerous

  1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable:
  2. Difficult to handle:

  • Go to "cantankerous" definitions

  1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable:
  2. Difficult to handle:

  • Go to "cantankerous" definitions
• bad-tempered

  1. having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable

  • Go to "bad-tempered" definitions

  1. having a bad temper or cranky disposition; irritable

  • Go to "bad-tempered" definitions

Having a sour disposition

• morose

  1. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.

  • Go to "morose" definitions

  1. Sullenly melancholy; gloomy.

  • Go to "morose" definitions
• pertinacious

  1. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action:
  2. Extremely persistent or unyielding:

  • Go to "pertinacious" definitions

  1. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action:
  2. Extremely persistent or unyielding:

  • Go to "pertinacious" definitions
• perverse

  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

  • Go to "perverse" definitions

  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

  • Go to "perverse" definitions

Inclined to complain

• growling

  1. Producing a growl.
  2. A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
  3. Present participle of growl.

  • Go to "growling" definitions

  1. Producing a growl.
  2. A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
  3. Present participle of growl.

  • Go to "growling" definitions
• complaining

  1. Present participle of complain.
  2. The act by which someone complaints; a complaint.

  • Go to "complaining" definitions

  1. Present participle of complain.
  2. The act by which someone complaints; a complaint.

  • Go to "complaining" definitions
• querulous

  1. Given to complaining; peevish.
  2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling:

  • Go to "querulous" definitions

  1. Given to complaining; peevish.
  2. Expressing a complaint or grievance; grumbling:

  • Go to "querulous" definitions

In bad humor

• fretting

  1. Present participle of fret.
  2. Action of the verb to fret.

  • Go to "fretting" definitions

  1. Present participle of fret.
  2. Action of the verb to fret.

  • Go to "fretting" definitions
• fretful

  1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
  2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:

  • Go to "fretful" definitions

  1. Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
  2. Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:

  • Go to "fretful" definitions
• cross

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

  • Go to "cross" definitions

  1. An upright post with a transverse piece near the top, on which condemned persons were executed in ancient times.
  2. The cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
  3. A crucifix.

  • Go to "cross" definitions