History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
broody

(of a hen) wanting to brood

gloomy

crusty

having a crust

irritable, often due to old age

dour

(of a person's character, expression) gloomy, serious and unfriendly

gloomy, grim

grim

serious and severe; determined

hopeless, horrible in manner, appearance

gruff

(of a person, voice, behaviour) rough and abrupt

bad-tempered, rude

illegible

difficult or impossible to read

unreadable

irritable

easily annoyed or made angry

bad-tempered, crabby

morose

gloomy; bad-tempered

depressed, pessimistic

oversensitive

(of a person) far too sensitive

bad-tempered, crabby

quicktempered

easily made angry

crabby

rude

(of a person, speech, behaviour) not showing respect or good manners; indecent; roughly made; simple

disrespectful, rough

sullen

silent and angry; dark and gloomy

brooding, upset

touchy

easily or quickly offended

easily offended

unreadable

that is difficult or unpleasant to read

illegible

waspy

irritable, testy

irritable, testy

CRABBED as in Wiktionary
CRABBED as in Wikipedia