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ILL-HUMOURED Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word ill-humoured. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word ill-humoured. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ILL-HUMOURED

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curmudgeonly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brusque and surly and forbidding

bad-tempered
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

cantankerous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

crabby
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

cross
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• any affliction that causes great suffering

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

adjective satellite

• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

• annoyed and irritable

verb

• travel across or pass over

• meet at a point

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• fold so as to resemble a cross

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• meet and pass

• trace a line through or across

• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

crotchety
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a difficult and contrary disposition

grouchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

grumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• annoyed and irritable

irritable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

moody
adjectiveadj
noun

• United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

• United States evangelist (1837-1899)

adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• subject to sharply varying moods

peevish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

sullen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• darkened by clouds

surly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace

testy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

tetchy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

crusty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a hardened crust as a covering

• brusque and surly and forbidding

gruff
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brusque and surly and forbidding

• deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

ill-humored
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• brusque and surly and forbidding

Alternatives for CURMUDGEONLY

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