κακότροπος — meaning in English
kakotropos
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English meaning
- cantankerous adj Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
- crusty adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
- grouchy adjective Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
- grumpy adj Easily annoyed and bad-tempered.
Senses
κακότροπος is used for these senses in English:
- bad-tempered Of or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- cantankerous Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
- crusty (informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.
- grouchy (originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
- grumpy Dissatisfied and irritable.
- quarrelsome Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
crusty — full definition
- adjective Having a hard, crisp outer layer, especially bread.
- adjective Grumpy or short-tempered, often in an old, curmudgeonly way.