grouchier
In fouler spirits
Grouchier is the comparative form of grouchy, meaning more irritable or ill-tempered than someone or something else: He gets grouchier before his morning coffee.
The word suggests a sullen, complaining disposition rather than explosive anger.
More ill-tempered
- testierMore easily annoyed
- crabbierMore bad-tempered
- snappierMore lively or terse
- touchierMore easily irritated
pricklier · peevish · irascible · petulant · tetchy · querulous · snappish · fractious
More emotionally volatile
brooding · morose · dour · gloomy · churlish · uncommunicative · scowling · glowering
Increased in sorrow
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- complainingExpressing discontent verbally
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- disapprovingExpressing unfavorable opinion
unimpressed · fussier · pickier · malcontent · ungratified
crankier
More ill-tempered
touchier · pricklier · peevish · irascible · petulant · tetchy · querulous · snappish · fractious · cantankerous
moodier
More emotionally volatile
sulkier · brooding · morose · dour · gloomy · churlish · uncommunicative · scowling · glowering · saturnine
unhappier
Increased in sorrow
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- complainingExpressing discontent verbally
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
disapproving · unimpressed · fussier · pickier · malcontent · ungratified
grouchiercheerier
More lighthearted
happier · friendlier · pleasanter · sunnier · sweeter