cantankerous
51crotchety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. eccentric, cranky. See discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. eccentric, cantankerous, cranky, odd; see irritable , obstinate 1 , unusual 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. grouchy, irritable,… …
52grouchy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, cross, sharp, sulky, testy, grumpy, gruff, sullen, ill tempered, sour, out of sorts. See irascibility, discontent.Ant., good humored. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. surly, ill tempered,… …
53mean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. humble; ignoble; in significant; stingy, miserly; sor did, niggardly. See parsimony, servility, badness. II Midway Nouns mean, medium; average, normal, rule, balance; mediocrity, generality;… …
54ornery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contrary, difficult, cantankerous; irascible. See disobedience, irascibility. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. mean, nasty, ugly, irritable, feisty, surly, cranky, crabby, short tempered, *short… …
55peevish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irascible, fretful, cranky, cross, irritable, touchy. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a sour disposition] Syn. perverse, pertinacious, morose; see obstinate . 2. [Inclined to… …
56ill-tempered — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cross, touchy, querulous; see irritable , quarrelsome 2 , sullen . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. nasty, moody, explosive, ill natured, contentious, grouchy, irritable, crabby, touchy, sour, surly, waspish,… …
57irascible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. peevish, cranky, irritable; see angry , irritable . See Synonym Study at irritable . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [i RAS uh bul] quick tempered or easily angered. Mike was irascible; we walked on… …
58Irascibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irascibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility irascibleness temper Sgm: N 1 crossness crossness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 susceptibility susceptibility procacity petulance irritability …
59Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …
60cantankerousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being cantankerous * * * cantanˈkerousness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑cantankerous …
