ill-humored
In foul temper
Ill-humored describes someone in a bad mood or having a sour disposition.
An ill-humored response is curt or irritable.
The term sounds slightly formal or old-fashioned compared to grumpy or cranky.
He was ill-humored after the long delay.
Bad-tempered and argumentative
- crotchetyIrritable and complaining
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- orneryIll-tempered and stubborn
curmudgeonly · churlish · dyspeptic · splenetic · bilious · disagreeable · sour · bearish
Short-tempered, easily provoked
- peevishHabitually fretful
- petulantChildishly bad-tempered
- snappishShort-tempered, biting
- irascibleProne to outbursts
tetchy · touchy · fretful · querulous · short-tempered · impatient · edgy · fractious
Sullenly ill-humored
- glumQuietly dejected
- broodingAnxiously dwelling on something
- dourSternly gloomy
- sulkyMoody and silently resentful
pouty · resentful · unsmiling · scowling · frowning · glowering · somber · gloomy
Harsh in manner
- brusqueAbrupt and dismissive
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
belligerent · snarly · truculent · pugnacious · combative · quarrelsome · contentious · menacing
Easily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
changeable · erratic · fitful · brooding · melancholic · dysphoric · pensive · morose
cantankerous
Bad-tempered and argumentative
ornery · curmudgeonly · churlish · dyspeptic · splenetic · bilious · disagreeable · sour · bearish · crusty
testy
Short-tempered, easily provoked
irascible · tetchy · touchy · fretful · querulous · short-tempered · impatient · edgy · fractious · prickly
morose
Sullenly ill-humored
sulky · pouty · resentful · unsmiling · scowling · frowning · glowering · somber · gloomy · saturnine
gruff
Harsh in manner
antagonistic · belligerent · snarly · truculent · pugnacious · combative · quarrelsome · contentious · menacing · aggressive
temperamental
Easily upset, unpredictable
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
unpredictable · changeable · erratic · fitful · brooding · melancholic · dysphoric · pensive · morose · sulky
ill-humoredgood-humored
Cheerfully easygoing in temperament
good-natured · cheerful · amiable · pleasant · genial
humor, humorous, disgruntled, humorless, moodiness, ill-humor, humored, ill-tempered, bad-tempered