The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SURLY , but the solution may also be ORNERY which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Bad-tempered crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SURLY | 23 % | 5 |
| ORNERY | 10 % | 6 |
| MEAN | 10 % | 4 |
| CRUSTY | 8 % | 6 |
| SOUR | 8 % | 4 |
| TESTY | 8 % | 5 |
| CRABBY | 5 % | 6 |
| BILIOUS | 5 % | 7 |
| PETULANT | 5 % | 8 |
| NASTY | 5 % | 5 |
| CHOLERIC | 3 % | 8 |
| WASPISH | 3 % | 7 |
| SORE | 3 % | 4 |
| SNARLY | 3 % | 6 |
| GRUFF | 3 % | 5 |
| CROSS | 3 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bad-tempered
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ill temper
- crabby
- grouchy
- ill-tempered
- crabbed
- grumpy
- rough
- coarse
- crude
- gross
- crass
- foul
Crossword Answer definitions
SURLY adjective- Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
- Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
- In an arrogant or supercilious manner.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SURLY
- Grumpy
- One of the Seven Duffs at Duff Gardens
- Easily miffed
- Quick to bristle
- Ill-humored
- Like a sourpuss
- Irascible
- Cantankerous
- Ill-tempered
- Bad-tempered
More clues leading to the result ORNERY
- Mean and nasty
- Not exactly agreeable
- Combative
- Cantankerous
- Games magazine's "The World's Most ___ Crossword"
- Ill-natured
- Curmudgeonlike
- Challenging or cruel
- Mean or stubborn
- Not at all nice
More clues leading to the result MEAN
- Average
- Cruel
- Intend
- Like football's Joe Greene
- Low-down and nasty
- Greenwich __ time
- Nasty
- __-spirited
- Low-down
- Downright nasty
More clues leading to the result CRUSTY
- Like a curmudgeon
- Surly and grumpy
- Like kaiser rolls
- Cantankerous
- Like Italian bread
- Rough in character
- Bad-tempered.
- Like a curmudgeon.
- Bad-tempered
- Sharp-tongued
More clues leading to the result SOUR
- Embitter
- Ill-humored
- Lemon-like
- Pucker-inducing
- Cranky
- Off-key
- Acerbic
- Whisky concoction
- Off, as milk
- Excessively acid
More clues leading to the result TESTY
- Irritable
- On edge
- Easily irritated
- Cross
- Peevish
- Not exactly easygoing
- Irascible
- Easily nettled
- Ready to snap
- Short-tempered
More clues leading to the result CRABBY
- Inclined to complaining
- In an unpleasant mood
- Ill-tempered
- Peevish
- Like a grouch
- Cantankerous
- Like Lucy of "Peanuts"
- In a foul mood
- Churlish
- Irritable
More clues leading to the result BILIOUS
More clues leading to the result PETULANT
- Contemptuous
- Irritated by the littlest things
- Touchy
- Crabby
- Peevish
- Prone to snits
- Cranky
- Irritable.
- Showing irritation.
- Querulous.
More clues leading to the result NASTY
- Malicious
- Painful
- Particularly unpleasant
- Bitter
- Foul-smelling
- Not at all nice
- Mean-spirited
- Foul-tasking
- Vile
- Janet Jackson, 1986
More clues leading to the result CHOLERIC
- Wrathful
- Ill-tempered
- In a rage
- Easily made angry.
- Irascible.
- Quick-tempered.
- Hot-tempered.
- Splenetic
- Irascible
- Irritable
More clues leading to the result WASPISH
More clues leading to the result SORE
- Aching
- Hot under the collar
- Saddle ____ (equestrian's woe)
- Ticked
- Ticked off
- Inflamed and painful
- Painful place
- Steamed
- Tender
- Touchy
More clues leading to the result SNARLY
- Tangled
- Ill-natured.
- Tangled.
- Peevish
- Like a mean dog
- Bad-tempered
- Cross
- All tangled up
- In a foul mood
- Tough to comb
More clues leading to the result GRUFF
- Brusque
- Fairy-tale billy goat
- Curmudgeonly
- Churlish
- Brusque and surly
- Crusty
- Surly
- Hoarse
- Bearish.
- Harsh and throaty.