English words for 'someone with a grumpy temperament'
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adj
- Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
- easily irritated or annoyed
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
prep_phrase
noun
- A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
- someone who is peevish or disgruntled
- (derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
- (uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
- (uncountable) Fowlpox.
prep_phrase
adj
- Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- (pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
- Resembling bile, especially in color.
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
- relating to or containing bile
noun
- a bad-tempered person
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
noun
- a bad-tempered person
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- A fit of temper or passion.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
adj
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- Sick; unwell.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
verb
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
noun
- A bad-tempered person.
- (Singapore, military, slang) On an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
- (uncountable, aviation) Ellipsis of crab angle.
- (poker slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
- (rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
- (informal) Clipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- The crab apple or wild apple.
- (uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
- The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- (in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
- (derogatory, Blood slang) A member of the Crips.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A horseshoe crab.
- A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a quarrelsome grouch
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
verb
- (rare) To back out of something.
- (transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- (zoology, of sugar gliders) To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
- (transitive, US, slang) To ruin.
- (transitive) To complain about.
- (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
- (intransitive) To fish for crabs.
- (intransitive) To complain.
- To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
- (intransitive) To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
- (transitive, film, television) To move (a camera) sideways.
- scurry sideways like a crab
- complain
- fish for crab
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
noun
- a unpleasant or tiresome person
- something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
- a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- (strictly) Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
- (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
- Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
- (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
- (textiles) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
- (baseball slang) A baseball.
- (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
- (graphical user interface) A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
- (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.
verb
- (transitive) To medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
- To peel; to make by removing the skin.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To persuade or convince someone of something.
- (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
- To form into the shape of a pill.
- To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
adj
- (originally British) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- In poor condition or repair.
- (Australia) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
- Infested with rats.
- showing signs of wear and tear
- of or characteristic of rats
- dirty and infested with rats
noun
noun
verb
noun
- an angry and disagreeable mood
- paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
- a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
- any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
- a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
- (countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.
- A glue-based paint.
- (veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
verb
- paint with distemper
- To intoxicate.
- To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
- To paint using distemper.
- To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
- To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
- To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
noun
- an irritating or obnoxious person
- any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
- An animal that preys on game, such as a fox or a weasel.
- An obnoxious or mean and offensive person.
- Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
adj
- Irritable, irascible; quickly or easily excited to anger.
- Ripening or coming to maturity early.
- Eager or impatient to act or get something done.
- Characterized by undue quickness of action, and thus lacking careful thought or consideration; rash, precipitate.
- (of rain) Heavy, violent.
- Made in haste.
- Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
- excessively quick
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation
noun
- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
verb
noun
- An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
- The fruit of this tree.
- Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
- small sour apple; suitable for preserving
- any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
- any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
noun
- A person who has a tendency to be angry or to feel offended.
- someone who is peevish or disgruntled
- (derogatory, US, political slang) A politician who is dissatisfied through failure, lack of recognition, etc.
- (uncountable) Infection in sheep by the nematode Elaeophora schneideri; elaeophorosis.
- (uncountable) Fowlpox.
noun
- a bad-tempered person
- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
- a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- (derogatory) A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
- A bondman or serf.
- (Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.
- A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.
noun
- a bad-tempered person
- a whimsically eccentric person
- a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
- an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
- (informal) An amateur in science or other technical subjects who persistently advocates flawed theories.
- A fit of temper or passion.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An ailment, ache.
- (rare) A twist or turn in speech; word play consisting in a change of the form or meaning of a word.
- Clipping of crankshaft.
- A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim;
- (US, slang) Synonym of methamphetamine.
- (slang) The penis.
- The act of converting power into motion, by turning a crankshaft.
- (informal) An ill-tempered or nasty person.
- A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
adj
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (dialectal) Hard; difficult.
- Sick; unwell.
- (informal) Strange; weird; odd.
- Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident; opinionated.
- (nautical, of a ship) Liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast.
- (dialectal) Bent; twisted; crooked; distorted; out of repair.
verb
- fasten with a crank
- rotate with a crank
- travel along a zigzag path
- bend into the shape of a crank
- start by cranking
- (intransitive) To be running at a high level of output or effort.
- (transitive) To turn by means of a crank.
- (intransitive, of a crank or similar) To turn.
- (transitive) To cause to spin via other means, as though turned by a crank.
- (intransitive) To act in a cranky manner; to behave unreasonably and irritably, especially through complaining.
- (intransitive) To turn a crank.
noun
- A bad-tempered person.
- (Singapore, military, slang) On an insignia, a coat of arms symbol representing a senior rank.
- (uncountable, aviation) Ellipsis of crab angle.
- (poker slang) A playing card with the rank of three.
- (rowing) A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
- (informal) Clipping of carabiner, modified based on likening the shape of a carabiner to a crab's claw.
- A claw for anchoring a portable machine.
- The crab apple or wild apple.
- (uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
- The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.
- A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
- A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.
- (in plural crabs, informal) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
- (derogatory, Blood slang) A member of the Crips.
- A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.
- A horseshoe crab.
- A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
- A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.
- The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.
- decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- a quarrelsome grouch
- the edible flesh of any of various crabs
- a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body
- a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
verb
- (rare) To back out of something.
- (transitive, aviation) To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- (zoology, of sugar gliders) To make a loud, rapid rattling sound when scared, stressed, or agitated.
- (transitive, US, slang) To ruin.
- (transitive) To complain about.
- (British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick
- (intransitive) To fish for crabs.
- (intransitive) To complain.
- To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.
- (intransitive) To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.
- (transitive, film, television) To move (a camera) sideways.
- scurry sideways like a crab
- complain
- fish for crab
- direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind
noun
- a unpleasant or tiresome person
- something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
- a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
- something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
- (strictly) Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
- (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
- Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
- (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
- (textiles) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
- (baseball slang) A baseball.
- (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
- (graphical user interface) A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
- (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.
verb
- (transitive) To medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
- To peel; to make by removing the skin.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To persuade or convince someone of something.
- (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
- To form into the shape of a pill.
- To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
noun
verb
noun
- an angry and disagreeable mood
- paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
- a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
- any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
- a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
- (countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.
- A glue-based paint.
- (veterinary medicine, pathology) A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
verb
- paint with distemper
- To intoxicate.
- To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
- To paint using distemper.
- To mix (colours) in the way of distemper.
- To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
- To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
noun
- an irritating or obnoxious person
- any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats
- An animal that preys on game, such as a fox or a weasel.
- An obnoxious or mean and offensive person.
- Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
noun
- Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.
- A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
- Either of two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.
- a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
verb
noun
- An unpleasant person; a person who is crabby.
- The fruit of this tree.
- Any of the wild species of apple tree, genus Malus, which generally yield small, bitter fruit (in comparison to domestic apples, Malus domestica).
- small sour apple; suitable for preserving
- any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
- any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
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adj
- Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
- easily irritated or annoyed
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
adj
- Peevishly ill-humored, irritable or bad tempered; irascible.
- (pathology) Suffering from real or supposed liver disorder, especially excessive secretions of bile.
- Resembling bile, especially in color.
- Of or pertaining to something containing or consisting of bile.
- suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
- irritable as if suffering from indigestion
- relating to or containing bile
adj
- (originally British) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- In poor condition or repair.
- (Australia) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
- Infested with rats.
- showing signs of wear and tear
- of or characteristic of rats
- dirty and infested with rats
noun
adj
- Irritable, irascible; quickly or easily excited to anger.
- Ripening or coming to maturity early.
- Eager or impatient to act or get something done.
- Characterized by undue quickness of action, and thus lacking careful thought or consideration; rash, precipitate.
- (of rain) Heavy, violent.
- Made in haste.
- Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
- excessively quick
- done with very great haste and without due deliberation