surliest
Least pleasant disposition
Surliest is the superlative of surly—the most bad-tempered, unfriendly, or rudely ill-humored: Even the surliest clerk at the DMV cracked a smile.
Surly suggests a hostile unwillingness to be pleasant or cooperative.
Low, discontented murmuring
- scowlAngry facial expression
- irritableEasily provoked to annoyance
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
- grouchyEasily annoyed, ill-tempered
cantankerous · sulky · morose · sullen · peevish · petulant · testy · touchy
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
inhospitable · unwelcoming · disagreeable · misanthropic · antisocial · unsociable · forbidding · off-putting
Hostile and confrontational
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
defiant · pugnacious · quarrelsome · truculent · rancorous · contentious · bristling · snarling
grumble
Low, discontented murmuring
grouchy · cantankerous · sulky · morose · sullen · peevish · petulant · testy · touchy · moody
cold
Low temperature state
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
unapproachable · inhospitable · unwelcoming · disagreeable · misanthropic · antisocial · unsociable · forbidding · off-putting · boorish
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- antagonisticActively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- combativeInclined toward conflict
confrontational · defiant · pugnacious · quarrelsome · truculent · rancorous · contentious · bristling · snarling · snapping