crabbiest
Least pleasant tempered
Crabbiest is the superlative form of crabby—the most irritable or bad-tempered: She's at her crabbiest before her morning coffee.
The word suggests petty, snappish grumpiness rather than serious anger.
Easily annoyed, ill-tempered
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- crossPass from side to side
peevish · petulant · snappish · tetchy · fractious · touchy · prickly · cantankerous
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
sulky · brooding · gloomy · moody · churlish · sour · sourpuss · grumpy
Muttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- kvetchingChronic petty complaining
- bellyachingPersistent petty complaining
carping · grousing · fussing · moaning · nagging · nitpicking · muttering · bemoaning
Hostile and eager to clash
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
antagonistic · aggressive · hostile · contrary · obstinate · bellicose · confrontational · quarrelsome
grouchy
Easily annoyed, ill-tempered
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
cross · peevish · petulant · snappish · tetchy · fractious · touchy · prickly · cantankerous · ornery
surly
Bad-tempered and unfriendly
dour · sulky · brooding · gloomy · moody · churlish · sour · sourpuss · grumpy · dismal
grumbling
Muttering in discontent
- gripingVoicing persistent complaints
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
- kvetchingChronic petty complaining
bellyaching · carping · grousing · fussing · moaning · nagging · nitpicking · muttering · bemoaning · groaning
belligerent
Hostile and eager to clash
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- combativeInclined toward conflict
contentious · antagonistic · aggressive · hostile · contrary · obstinate · bellicose · confrontational · quarrelsome · argumentative
scowl
Angry facial expression
crabbiestcheeriest
Most lighthearted
happiest · pleasantest · friendliest · sunniest · sweetest