adj
Meaning 1
Having a bad temper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ill-humored
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adj
Meaning 2
Irritable in a surly manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
brusque and surly and forbidding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humoured
Antonyms: none provided
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Translations
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- Spanish: malhumorado — Translations