4.3.1.5.2 Bad-tempered

Use this domain for words related to being bad-tempered--to behave in an angry, unfriendly way.

  • What words describe a person who is often bad-tempered?
    bad-tempered, grumpy, grouchy, disagreeable, cantankerous, uptight,
  • What words refer to being bad-tempered for a short time?
    be in a bad mood, be in a huff, be in one of his bad moods, got out of bed on the wrong side, got out on the wrong side of the bed
  • What words describe someone who refuses to talk because they are angry?
    sullen, surly, sulky, sulk, be in a sulk, give someone the silent treatment,
  • What words describe someone who is easily annoyed by unimportant things?
    irritable, crotchety, petulant, fractious,
  • What words describe someone who gets angry easily?
    short-tempered, quick-tempered, have a short fuse, temper,
  • What words refer to someone who is bad-tempered?
    grouch,