surlier
Even more ill-tempered
Surlier is the comparative form of surly, meaning more bad-tempered, rude, or unfriendly: He grew surlier as the evening wore on.
Surly suggests a brooding, hostile manner—someone difficult to approach or deal with.
More bad-tempered
- crankierMore ill-tempered
- grouchierMore bad-tempered
- crabbierMore bad-tempered
- testierMore easily annoyed
touchier · snappier · crosser · sourer · ornerier · irascible · cantankerous · churlish
More curtly dismissive
- grufferMore rough-voiced
- ruderMore lacking in courtesy
- harsherMore severe or unkind
- unfriendlierMore hostile in demeanor
colder · blunter · coarser · rougher · crustier · uncouth · ungracious · abrasive
More emotionally volatile
- gloomierIncreased in bleakness
- sulkierMore given to brooding
- darkerMore lacking in light
- broodierMore prone to sulking
mopier · glummer · drearier · bleaker · morose · sullen · dour · melancholic
More unpleasant or malicious
- meanerMore unkind or stingy
- fiercerMore violently intense
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
defiant · confrontational · inimical · malevolent · spiteful · rancorous · vindictive
grumpier
More bad-tempered
testier · touchier · snappier · crosser · sourer · ornerier · irascible · cantankerous · churlish · petulant
brusquer
More curtly dismissive
unfriendlier · colder · blunter · coarser · rougher · crustier · uncouth · ungracious · abrasive · stern
moodier
More emotionally volatile
broodier · mopier · glummer · drearier · bleaker · morose · sullen · dour · melancholic · saturnine
nastier
More unpleasant or malicious
threatening · defiant · confrontational · inimical · malevolent · spiteful · rancorous · vindictive