Synonyms of the word

ill-humored

• adj. having a bad temper.
• adj. irritable in a surly manner.

crusty

• adj. Having a crust, especially a thick one.
• adj. (figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign…
• adj. Of very low quality; inferior.
• n. (chiefly Britain) A tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.
• n. (slang) Dried eye mucus.
• n. (chiefly Britain) A member of an urban subculture with roots in punk and grebo, characterized by antiestablishment…

curmudgeonly

• adj. Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish.

gruff

• adj. having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
• adj. hoarse-voiced.
• v. To speak gruffly.

ill-natured

• adj. Having a bad nature, whether.