ill-humored

As adjectives the difference between gruff and ill-humored

is that gruff is having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature while ill-humored is having a bad temper.

As a verb gruff

is to speak gruffly.

Ill-humored is a related term of splenetic.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and splenetic

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while splenetic is bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.

As a noun splenetic is

(archaic) a person affected with spleen.

Sulky is a related term of ill-humored.

As adjectives the difference between sulky and ill-humored

is that sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset while ill-humored is having a bad temper.

As a noun sulky

is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.

Austere is a related term of ill-humored.

As adjectives the difference between austere and ill-humored

is that austere is austere while ill-humored is having a bad temper.

Ill-humored is a related term of captious.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and captious

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while captious is (obsolete) that captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.

Ill-humored is a related term of passionate.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and passionate

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while passionate is given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic and/or sexual.

As a noun passionate is

a passionate individual.

As a verb passionate is

(obsolete) to fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

Crusty is a related term of ill-humored.

As adjectives the difference between crusty and ill-humored

is that crusty is pertaining to or having a crust, as, for example, in the case of bread while ill-humored is having a bad temper.

As a noun crusty

is (chiefly|british) a tramp or homeless young person with poor cleanliness.

Ill-humored is a related term of intractable.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and intractable

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while intractable is not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.

Ill-humored is a related term of waspish.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and waspish

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while waspish is suggestive of the behaviour of a wasp.

Fretful is a synonym of ill-humored.

As adjectives the difference between fretful and ill-humored

is that fretful is irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish while ill-humored is having a bad temper.