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Grumpy

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crossnounA geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
grouchy(originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
crabbyVisibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
crabbedBad-tempered or cantankerous.
ill-temperedSynonym of bad-tempered.
bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
fussynounAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.

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grouchynoun(originally university slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
crabbyVisibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
crabbedBad-tempered or cantankerous.
ill-temperedSynonym of bad-tempered.
bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
ill-naturedSynonym of bad-tempered: easily or characteristically angered.
fussyAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.
crossTransverse; lying across the main direction.
sourTasting of acidity.
crankyGrouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
fretfulUnable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious.
grumpishsurly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
surlyIrritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
gripefulDisposed to gripe; gripey.
humpynounA white perch (Morone americana).
bitterHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
moodynounA surname.
grumblesomeCharacterised or marked by grumbling
pissynounAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
dyspeptic(pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.

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