| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abrupt | suddenly curt or unfriendly |
| 2. | acerbic | sharp and sour in tone |
| 3. | acid | bitingly sharp or sour |
| 4. | aggravated | annoyed and exasperated |
| 5. | annoyed | somewhat angry or irritated |
| 6. | antagonistic | actively unfriendly or opposed |
| 7. | argumentative | inclined to argue |
| 8. | bad-tempered | easily angered or annoyed |
| 9. | barbed | sharply critical or hurtful |
| 10. | bearish | rough, surly, or irritable |
| 11. | bilious | bad-tempered and resentful |
| 12. | biting | sharply critical or cruel |
| 13. | boorish | rude and insensitive |
| 14. | bothered | troubled or annoyed |
| 15. | brusque | abrupt and curt in manner |
| 16. | cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
| 17. | churlish | rude and bad-tempered |
| 18. | complaining | expressing dissatisfaction often |
| 19. | cranky | irritable or out of sorts |
| 20. | cross | annoyed and bad-tempered |
| 21. | crotchety | eccentric and irritable |
| 22. | curmudgeonly | gruff, old-fashioned, and irritable |
| 23. | curt | rudely brief in speech |
| 24. | disagreeable | unpleasant and hard to like |
| 25. | disgruntled | unhappy and dissatisfied |
| 26. | dyspeptic | gloomy, irritable, and complaining |
| 27. | exasperated | intensely irritated or frustrated |
| 28. | feisty | spirited and easily provoked |
| 29. | forbidding | unfriendly and intimidating |
| 30. | fractious | irritable and hard to manage |
| 31. | fretful | uneasy and complaining |
| 32. | frosty | cold and unfriendly |
| 33. | frustrated | annoyed by blocked desires |
| 34. | glum | gloomy and unhappy |
| 35. | grouchy | bad-tempered and complaining |
| 36. | gruff | rough and unfriendly in manner |
| 37. | grumbling | complaining in a low voice |
| 38. | grumbly | inclined to grumble |
| 39. | grumpy | bad-tempered and sulky |
| 40. | harsh | severe and unkind |
| 41. | hostile | unfriendly and antagonistic |
| 42. | huffy | offended and irritable |
| 43. | ill-humored | in a bad mood |
| 44. | ill-tempered | having a bad temper |
| 45. | in a bad mood | feeling irritable or unhappy |
| 46. | in a huff | offended and annoyed |
| 47. | irascible | quickly angered |
| 48. | irked | annoyed or bothered |
| 49. | irritable | easily annoyed or angered |
| 50. | irritated | annoyed and impatient |
| 51. | malcontent | discontented and complaining |
| 52. | mean | unkind or spiteful |
| 53. | miffed | slightly annoyed or offended |
| 54. | miserable | unhappy and unpleasant to others |
| 55. | moody | given to changeable bad moods |
| 56. | morose | gloomy and ill-tempered |
| 57. | muttering | complaining quietly and irritably |
| 58. | nasty | mean and unpleasant |
| 59. | nettled | irritated or provoked |
| 60. | nippy | sharp or biting in tone |
| 61. | ornery | stubborn, disagreeable, and irritable |
| 62. | out of humor | in a bad mood |
| 63. | out of sorts | slightly unwell or irritable |
| 64. | out of temper | irritated or angry |
| 65. | peeved | annoyed or irritated |
| 66. | peevish | easily annoyed, especially over small things |
| 67. | pettish | childishly peevish or irritable |
| 68. | petulant | childishly sulky or irritable |
| 69. | prickly | easily offended or annoyed |
| 70. | pugnacious | eager to argue or fight |
| 71. | put out | annoyed or offended |
| 72. | quarrelsome | likely to start arguments |
| 73. | querulous | complaining in an irritable way |
| 74. | rancorous | full of bitter resentment |
| 75. | resentful | bitter about perceived unfairness |
| 76. | rough | harsh or unfriendly |
| 77. | rude | impolite and offensive |
| 78. | short-tempered | quick to become angry |
| 79. | snappish | tending to answer irritably |
| 80. | snappy | curt and irritable in speech |
| 81. | snarling | speaking angrily or harshly |
| 82. | sour | unpleasantly bad-tempered |
| 83. | splenetic | bad-tempered and spiteful |
| 84. | sulky | resentfully silent and moody |
| 85. | sullen | silently bad-tempered |
| 86. | surly | unfriendly and bad-tempered |
| 87. | temperamental | moody and easily upset |
| 88. | testy | easily irritated or impatient |
| 89. | tetchy | easily irritated |
| 90. | touchy | easily upset or offended |
| 91. | truculent | aggressively defiant or hostile |
| 92. | uncivil | rude or discourteous |
| 93. | unfriendly | not kind or welcoming |
| 94. | ungracious | rude or lacking warmth |
| 95. | unkind | not kind or considerate |
| 96. | unpleasant | not agreeable or friendly |
| 97. | vexed | annoyed or frustrated |
| 98. | waspish | sharp-tongued and irritable |
| 99. | whingeing | complaining irritably |
| 100. | whiny | complaining in an annoying way |