grumpier
In fouler spirits
Grumpier is the comparative form of grumpy—more irritable, more prone to complaints.
Someone who hasn't had coffee is grumpy; someone who also slept badly is grumpier.
He gets grumpier as the day goes on.
Ill-tempered and peevish
- grouchyEasily annoyed, ill-tempered
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- crotchetyIrritable and complaining
- curmudgeonlyBad-tempered and uncooperative
ornery · testy · irritable · cross · peevish · tetchy · fractious · irascible
Inclined to complain
- grumblingMuttering in discontent
- whinyInclined to complain
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- faultfindingSeeking out imperfections
carping · grousing · bellyaching · kvetching · muttering · griping · petulant · peevish
Silently bad-tempered
- moroseSullenly ill-humored
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- dourSternly gloomy
gloomy · glum · moody · sour · bitter · disgruntled · out-of-sorts · ill-humored
cranky
Ill-tempered and peevish
- grouchyEasily annoyed, ill-tempered
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
- crotchetyIrritable and complaining
curmudgeonly · ornery · testy · irritable · cross · peevish · tetchy · fractious · irascible · snappy
querulous
Inclined to complain
faultfinding · carping · grousing · bellyaching · kvetching · muttering · griping · petulant · peevish · fussy
sullen
Silently bad-tempered
dour · gloomy · glum · moody · sour · bitter · disgruntled · out-of-sorts · ill-humored · foul-tempered