Crosspatch
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noun.
A peevish, irascible person; a grouch.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An ill-natured person.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An ill-natured person.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
grumpy
,
bad-tempered
or
irascible
person.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a bad-tempered person
Word Usage
"Don't be a fashion crosspatch, denouncing girls in shorts so short they look more like underwear than items of outdoor clothing."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
disagreeable person
unpleasant person
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
crab
crabby person
fire-eater
hot-head
misanthrope
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Tartar
anomaly
bear
complainer
crab