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What is another word for
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Grumpy, and easily angered or annoyed
Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature
Without pity or compassion
Adjective
▲
Grumpy, and easily angered or annoyed
grumpy
irritable
sulky
testy
fractious
grouchy
irascible
cantankerous
choleric
crabby
cross
curt
glum
gruff
moody
prickly
rude
scowling
sullen
bilious
boorish
brusque
chippy
crabbed
disagreeable
discourteous
dyspeptic
impolite
ornery
perverse
pouty
shrewish
sour
splenetic
truculent
uncivil
unpleasant
abrupt
churlish
crotchety
crusty
curmudgeonly
disrespectful
humorless
US
humourless
UK
tetchy
ungracious
bearish
mopey
moping
morose
pouting
unfriendly
unhelpful
unsmiling
acid
blunt
dour
saturnine
short
bad-tempered
ill-mannered
ill-tempered
ugly
ill-humoured
UK
ill-natured
short-tempered
ill-humored
US
bloody-minded
peevish
snappy
petulant
snappish
touchy
cranky
ratty
waspish
narky
huffy
pettish
querulous
angry
fiery
soreheaded
bitter
quick-tempered
eggy
snippy
miffy
impatient
liverish
shirty
stroppy
peppery
snaky
peckish
glowering
harsh
mean
gloomy
spiteful
hot-tempered
fretful
snippety
stuffy
unmannerly
snarky
unsociable
quarrelsome
scratchy
out of sorts
hostile
raspy
in a bad mood
miserable
like a bear with a sore head
frowning
sharp
captious
waxy
edgy
inhospitable
brooding
complaining
whingy
uptight
nasty
resentful
difficult
indignant
vicious
bellicose
disgruntled
unkind
mardy
sorehead
fierce
grim
cross-grained
acrimonious
rough
offhand
stern
inconsiderate
tart
forbidding
short-fused
grumbling
on a short fuse
displeased
malicious
malignant
annoyed
cheerless
aggressive
abusive
intimidating
whingeing
dark
piqued
malevolent
pugnacious
joyless
temperamental
obstinate
venomous
somber
US
rancorous
on edge
dismal
sombre
UK
out of humor
bad-mannered
thin-skinned
exasperated
discontented
as cross as two sticks
out of humour
argumentative
wrathful
catty
scrappy
contrary
severe
aggrieved
terse
vitriolic
hateful
crude
uncommunicative
aggravated
louring
unsympathetic
uncongenial
tense
antagonistic
solemn
down in the mouth
volatile
mumpish
ferocious
mean-spirited
out of temper
belligerent
confrontational
combative
peeved
steely
vexed
foul
disapproving
serious
militant
uncharitable
fed up
threatening
flinty
offensive
irate
irked
irritated
cussed
uncooperative
furious
stony
vindictive
unceremonious
bluff
contentious
critical
snarling
in a mood
thoughtless
no-nonsense
fussy
dejected
ireful
sore
awkward
wretched
menacing
bad
waspy
sourpussed
austere
sulking
vulgar
insolent
embittered
impudent
lowering
grave
unresponsive
oversensitive
uncouth
ungallant
coarse
cold
hot under the collar
sensitive
ungentlemanly
huffish
put out
cynical
mopish
mad
whining
impetuous
malign
ill-bred
stark
ungentle
unmannered
tooshie
depressed
mean-looking
enraged
narked
filthy
dissatisfied
bleak
whiny
lugubrious
caviling
US
cavilling
UK
acrid
mirthless
hotheaded
viperous
passionate
grousing
melancholic
pessimistic
low
unhappy
impertinent
insulting
crass
negative
feisty
upset
cheesed off
off
obnoxious
inimical
brisk
unchivalrous
offended
unwelcoming
fault-finding
adversarial
sober
cavalier
dreary
warlike
undiplomatic
cruel
galled
arsey
snarly
riled
sarcastic
incensed
miffed
graceless
tough
hard
ropeable
unladylike
disconsolate
loutish
bristly
trying
antipathetic
downcast
downhearted
hurt
iracund
iracundulous
oafish
melancholy
ignorant
uncalled-for
short-spoken
forlorn
unhandsome
carping
desolate
despondent
sad
crestfallen
mannerless
virulent
dispirited
vinegary
steamed up
blue
jaundiced
sepulchral
woebegone
mournful
teed off
violent
ticked off
unamused
long-faced
bent out of shape
in a huff
foaming at the mouth
hacked off
in a lather
woeful
chapfallen
foreboding
in low spirits
evil-minded
in high dudgeon
brassed off
hot-blooded
uninviting
abrasive
caustic
having got out of bed on the wrong side
down in the dumps
brusk
livid
unneighborly
unapproachable
formidable
offish
aloof
disobliging
crisp
acerbic
derogatory
rotten
taciturn
downright
apoplectic
ticklish
rugged
grudging
gross
infuriated
affronted
uncomplimentary
insensitive
base
tactless
vile
frustrated
troubled
disdainful
pertinacious
misanthropic
poker-faced
down
crybaby
angered
bothered
nettled
jumpy
hurtful
doleful
uncultured
disparaging
contemptible
insulted
maddened
agitated
ruffled
provoked
poisonous
wounding
low-spirited
disputatious
stringent
wroth
fuming
crook
indelicate
dirty
contumelious
hasty
flip
atrabilious
gray
US
grey
UK
fresh
wild
easily offended
peremptory
griping
chuffy
growling
fretting
childish
discouraged
disappointed
disheartened
alien
adversary
adverse
unrefined
hard-faced
salty
obstreperous
demoralized
US
hopping mad
depressive
up in arms
indecorous
sorrowful
godforsaken
snuffy
maleficent
unreceptive
unpropitious
biting
malefic
cast down
morbid
Eeyorish
on the warpath
heavy-hearted
worked up
droopy
sorry
heavyhearted
inconsolable
heartsick
hangdog
heartsore
saddened
heartbroken
brokenhearted
wound up
not best pleased
foul-tempered
browned off
fit to be tied
adust
dolorous
chap-fallen
having got out of bed the wrong side
in the doldrums
demoralised
UK
boot-faced
nasty-tempered
out-of-sorts
sharp-tongued
blue funk
broody
dragged
in a temper
oppressed
weary
in the dumps
boisterous
pointed
brief
vehement
tempersome
destructive
gauche
envenomed
wounded
loudmouthed
unreasonable
scornful
unlikable
withdrawn
bellyaching
owly
beefing
vinegarish
defiant
unaccommodating
unindulgent
choked
hypersensitive
breviloquent
wicked
eristic
zowerswopped
spunky
acute
direct
pithy
ungenerous
hypercritical
outraged
malcontent
unforgiving
plaintive
murmuring
unfortunate
distant
uncultivated
misbehaved
laconic
perversely irritable
mighty
assaultive
discordant
agonistic
impulsive
censorious
unhumorous
earnest
sedate
staid
sobersided
implacable
revengeful
presumptuous
ominous
subdued
strict
unamicable
antagonized
US
inflammable
excitable
matter-of-fact
to the point
obloquious
derisive
frightening
sinister
savage
fell
stiff
unneighbourly
unaffable
in a funk
in the sulks
in a strop
having a fit of the sulks
with a long face
hard-nosed
toey
having short fuse
hot under collar
full of gloom
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
feeling down
perturbed
ticked
disgusted
rankled
roiled
seething
easily upset
hot-headed
unsocial
resolute
moaning
wailing
crying
deploring
lamenting
grumbly
bemoaning
whimpering
scathing
scurrilous
reviling
pejorative
degrading
berating
reproachful
denigratory
belittling
defamatory
butthurt
perturbable
dicey
hazardous
unsafe
unpredictable
highly strung
brash
unappeasable
cast-iron
mortified
sharp-tempered
po-faced
serious-minded
unrelatable
audacious
slighted
steaming
ballistic
rabid
humiliated
chafed
boiling
dishonored
US
unglued
angerful
ranting
raving
psyched up
frenzied
convulsed
negativistic
low-bred
not on speaking terms
vituperatory
contemptuous
calumniating
vituperative
evil-intentioned
hate-filled
ill-disposed
huffy irascible
hard to please
wired up
flustered
passive-aggressive
antagonised
UK
umbrageous
dishonoured
UK
beside oneself
gnashing one's teeth
in a frenzy
cheeky
bundle of nerves
disturbed
harried
arrogant
black
unpolished
despicable
harassed
hassled
rustic
cocky
clodhopping
lowbred
execrable
snide
ignominious
ignoble
despiteful
dishonorable
US
detestable
paltry
annoying
sordid
currish
at daggers drawn
disgracious
chill
sunless
darkening
plutonian
tenebrous
lonesome
funereal
lonely
elegiacal
depressing
dreich
murky
dire
drear
Cimmerian
elegiac
comfortless
cloudy
snitty
lippy
smart-alecky
ungenteel
mouthy
smart alecky
brazen
unfair
unsportsmanlike
overbearing
ungraceful
out-of-line
underbred
insubordinate
inaffable
malapert
scunnered
wrath
intrusive
yokelish
bounderish
dishonourable
UK
ruthless
steamed
vex
hoha
peed off
faultfinding
aerated
low-minded
low-down
monosyllabic
tenebrific
outspoken
in a paddy
plain-spoken
in a bate
not afraid to call a spade a spade
bummed out
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“The bar staff and, in particular, the door staff were the most miserable,
surly
and unhospitable people around.”
Adjective
▲
Hostile, rude or contemptuous in nature
abusive
bitter
cutting
caustic
harsh
biting
sharp
unkind
hostile
acerbic
unfriendly
rude
mean
inconsiderate
disagreeable
venomous
severe
hateful
nasty
cantankerous
acerb
aggressive
rancorous
churlish
antagonistic
rough
belligerent
brusque
combative
unsympathetic
abrasive
bellicose
confrontational
inhospitable
angry
hard
uncongenial
unsociable
scrappy
sour
furious
curt
callous
poisonous
viperous
foul
stern
insensitive
galling
unfeeling
brutal
filthy
comfortless
pitiless
argumentative
gruff
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
mean-spirited
ill-natured
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
vitriolic
hurtful
cruel
wounding
scathing
tough
grating
trenchant
mordant
sarcastic
virulent
rubbing the wrong way
sardonic
acid
tart
searing
fierce
stinging
acrimonious
satirical
malicious
corrosive
savage
satiric
devastating
pungent
snarky
vicious
irritating
annoying
unpleasant
acidic
mordacious
withering
acrid
spiky
scalding
scornful
hard to take
derisive
scorching
blistering
stringent
keen
incisive
pointed
unblunted
contemptuous
ferocious
piercing
penetrating
mocking
critical
salty
violent
edged
acute
truculent
grim
uncompromising
firm
strict
barbed
belittling
astringent
extremely critical
forceful
heavy
excessive
ruthless
unyielding
unbending
unfair
unjust
derisory
derogatory
heartless
unrelenting
rigorous
merciless
rowdy
extreme
acidulous
spiteful
smart-alecky
smart-mouthed
smart-aleck
catty
sharp-worded
thoughtless
peppery
double-edged
ungracious
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Adjective
▲
Without pity or compassion
ruthless
merciless
callous
pitiless
heartless
hard
cruel
unfeeling
inhuman
unsympathetic
harsh
unmerciful
insensitive
remorseless
uncharitable
unsparing
inhumane
brutal
stony
severe
obdurate
compassionless
savage
indurate
uncaring
affectless
soulless
ironhearted
stoney
fierce
vicious
stonyhearted
pachydermatous
desensitised
UK
desensitized
US
barbarous
relentless
insensate
unforgiving
cold
ferocious
grim
unrelenting
inflexible
unbending
barbaric
implacable
stern
sadistic
unpitying
hardhearted
mean
bloodthirsty
unyielding
inexorable
adamant
malevolent
unappeasable
mortal
fell
cutthroat
steely
vindictive
inclement
rancorous
unremitting
revengeful
ironfisted
feral
killer
cold-blooded
hard-hearted
case-hardened
hard-boiled
cold-hearted
stony-hearted
thick-skinned
slash-and-burn
take-no-prisoners
cut-throat
hard-nosed
dog-eat-dog
lacking compassion
marble-hearted
with a heart of stone
without pity
unemotional
apathetic
unkind
tough
unfriendly
hardened
uncompassionate
austere
exacting
unempathetic
uncordial
unamiable
cantankerous
crotchety
churlish
strict
draconian
uncompromising
rigid
rigorous
brutish
monstrous
violent
rough
brute
wicked
stringent
malignant
beastly
heavy-handed
malicious
authoritarian
truculent
firm
fiendish
flinty
wanton
nasty
butcherly
maleficent
vile
bestial
ramrod
atrocious
intolerant
inconsiderate
heinous
murderous
tyrannous
hostile
oppressive
tyrannical
depraved
hurtful
abusive
adamantine
hateful
illiberal
virulent
resolute
evil
spiteful
diabolical
excessive
unmoved
nefarious
forceful
immoral
wrathful
hardline
dour
hardhanded
sanguinary
extreme
dastardly
drastic
wolfish
gruff
injurious
headstrong
hardheaded
unfair
abominable
indifferent
coldhearted
punishing
appalling
onerous
bloodless
devilish
intransigent
slaughterous
immovable
stone-hearted
determined
hellish
demanding
stubborn
egregious
unwavering
flagitious
dogged
obstinate
solid
really hard
hard-hitting
strong
single-minded
unsentimental
locked in
intractable
hard-line
radical
no-nonsense
forcible
homicidal
hideous
ghastly
sharp
premeditated
intense
intemperate
ungenerous
Rhadamanthine
tormenting
torturous
toxic
selfish
thoughtless
mean-spirited
heedless
stiff
unflinching
unjust
abrasive
heavy
despotic
dictatorial
unpleasant
self-centred
UK
crude
coarse
vengeful
suppressive
browbeating
bullying
punitive
unconcerned
infernal
bearish
tactless
pernicious
stingy
challenging
taxing
ungracious
roughshod
iron-fisted
uncalled-for
mean machine
critical
having a killer instinct
unchristian
censorious
curt
rowdy
unkindly
overstrict
OTT
unsympathizing
self-centered
US
bad
hard-shell
over the top
malign
cannibalistic
cool
difficult
mindless
desperate
immutable
refractory
pugnacious
very hard
procrustean
two-fisted
hard-bitten
hard-shelled
astringent
sombre
UK
earnest
somber
US
unswerving
unshakeable
unmollifiable
unplacatable
unpacifiable
necessary
ironclad
bound
unchangeable
wild
iron-handed
mean business
bound and determined
dangerous
aggressive
menacing
furious
fiery
untamed
threatening
unruly
intimidating
unfaltering
rabid
forbidding
fearsome
ungentle
terrible
unrestrained
convulsive
impetuous
frightening
raging
baleful
louring
frightful
delirious
willful
self-willed
inconvincible
wilful
mulish
ossified
pat
opinionated
pigheaded
stiff-necked
perverse
self-opinionated
pertinacious
bullheaded
incessive
raving
stark
lowering
uncontrollable
enraged
rugged
undomesticated
fearful
horrible
angry
frantic
rapacious
infuriated
crazed
mad
unswayable
do or die
crisp
hold the line
hard as nails
sticking to one's guns
fixed
dug in
hold your ground
dogmatic
hold the fort
unflexible
standing one's ground
incompliant
doctrinaire
standing pat
set in stone
primitive
tigerish
venomous
biffo
aggers
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surmisal
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