Reverse Dictionary: BAD-TEMPERED

ADJECTIVES
1400 ► CRABBIT bad-tempered, irritable → Sc. & Irish 
1425 ► DOGGISH bad-tempered, malicious, spiteful, ill-natured; snappish, snarling; cynical 
1500 ► ILL-WILLIE → ILL-WILLY bad-tempered, spiteful, grudging, disobliging → chiefly Sc.
1599 ► HOT-LIVERED excitable, irascible, bad-tempered
1600 ► RUBARBATIVE bad-tempered, crabbed, cross-grained, ill-natured → obs.
1603 ► HOT-HEADED having an impetuous or fiery temperament; impulsive, headstrong; bad-tempered
1620 ► MUSTY peevish, sullen, bad-tempered → Eng. dial.
1621 ► TETTY bad-tempered, testy; easily offended; irritable, peevish; captious → obs. exc. Sc.
1668 ► PURDY surly, bad-tempered, unfriendly; also, self-important → chiefly Eng. dial.
1694 ► RUSTY of a person: bad-tempered, irritable, angry
1702 ► CROTCHETLY crotchety, bad-tempered → obs.
1715 ► REESTY bad-tempered, obstinate; stiff → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1721 ► GURLIE → GURLY bad-tempered, surly, cross, crabbed, growly, ill-humoured, sour-tempered → Sc.
1721 ► RAMGUNSHOCH bad-tempered, surly, rude and boorish → Sc.
1742 ► ATTERY bad-tempered, spiteful, quarrelsome, peevish, angry, hot-headed → Sc.
1776 ► CRABBY bad-tempered, cross-grained, perverse, fractious, peevish, morose
1778 ► GRUMPY bad-tempered 
1785 ► LIKE A BEAR WITH A SORE EAR bad-tempered, very irritable, sullen 
1786 ► CANKERSOME bad-tempered, cross-grained → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1791 ► HOT-TEMPERED bad-tempered, irascible
1796 ► IN A BAD SKIN bad-tempered, out of temper; ill-tempered, ill-humoured, out of sorts 
19C.. ► SNORTY bad-tempered, ill-tempered, disagreeable, captious, irritable → colloq.
1824 ► GLUNCHY morose, bad-tempered → Sc.
1825 ► CROTCHETY bad-tempered → sl.
1825 ► NAGGY bad-tempered, testy, irritable, ill-natured; cross, snappish, querulous; shrewish; sarcastic → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1825 ► REASTY bad-tempered → Eng. dial.
1827 ► KWAAI bad-tempered, angry; aggressive, fierce → S. Afr.
1830 ► LIKE A BEAR WITH A SORE HEAD bad-tempered, very irritable, sullen 
1832 ► RANTANKEROUS bad-tempered, unruly; fierce → Amer. colloq.
1834 ► VINNED → VINNIED bad-tempered, peevish, querulous; affected → Eng. dial.
1836 ► VIGROUS bad-tempered, vigorous; fierce, dangerous → Amer. dial.
1841 ► AZZALD bad-tempered, irritable → Eng. dial.
1846 ► SHIRTY bad-tempered, angry, annoyed → colloq.
1854 ► HATELY bad-tempered, hateful; showing hate → Eng. dial.
1857 ► ILL bad-tempered, vicious, cross, angry, peevish, fretful, morose, unpleasant → Amer. dial.
1861 ► GROUCHY bad-tempered → colloq.
1866 ► ILL-BISTED → ILL-BISTEN bad-tempered, cross, perverse, wicked → Sc.
1870 ► CANKERY bad-tempered, cross-grained → Eng. dial.
1875 ► CROOKLED bad-tempered → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1887 ► NIGGEDY-NAGGETY bad-tempered, irritable, nasty-tempered → Eng. dial.
1887 ► TARF bad-tempered, harsh, rough-spoken → Sc.
1890 ► MAGGOTY bad-tempered, angry, furious → Eng. dial. & Aust. & NZ 
1893 ► ILL-TWINED bad-tempered, peevish → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1895 ► NARKY bad-tempered, vexed, angry, ill-tempered → Eng. dial.
1898 ► CATTED bad-tempered, cross, ill-natured → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► HUNCHT bad-tempered → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 ► NAZZLY bad-tempered; rude, mischievous → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
20C.. ► LEERY bad-tempered, disagreeable, and cheeky → sl.
1900 ► GLUMPSE sullen, sulky, taciturn, out of temper → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► ON THE PROD irritable, angry, bad-tempered, on the offensive → Amer. dial.
1905 ► ABSTRAKLOUS bad-tempered, cross-grained → Sc. (Bk.)
1905 ► ATTRISH bad-tempered → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► ILL-GRITTED bad-tempered, obstinate → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1909 ► RATTY bad-tempered, irritable, annoyed, cross → colloq., orig. UK
1911 ► CROOK bad-tempered, irritable, angry → Aust. & NZ 
1921 ► BAITY → BATEY bad-tempered, irascible → UK sl.
1922 ► CROSS AS THE DEVIL very bad-tempered → (Bk.)
1923 ► SMOKY bad-tempered → US
1927 ► FIGHTY bad-tempered, inclined or eager to fight; easily angered; pugnacious → Amer. dial.
1930 ► SPIKY bad-tempered → sl.
1932 ► PRODDY irritable, bad-tempered, touchy, easily angered, aggressive → Amer. dial.
1934 ► UPTIGHT bad-tempered, angry, annoyed → colloq.
1942 ► RED-NECKED bad-tempered, ill-tempered, angry → Amer. sl.
1950 ► OWLY bad-tempered, angry, cross, irritable, easily offended; sulky, pouting → Amer. dial.
1951 ► STROPPY bad-tempered, rebellious, awkward, unruly → Brit. colloq.
1960 ► BENEEK bad-tempered, insane → S. Afr.
1960 ► ON THE RAG bad-tempered, irritated, irritable, testy → sl.
1960 ► SHITTY bad-tempered → Aust. sl.
1965 ► FIGHTING bad-tempered, quick to anger → Amer. dial.
1965 ► ORNERY AS THE DEVIL bad-tempered, mean → Amer. dial.
1978 ► SNITTY bad-tempered → US sl.
1980 ► SHITTY-LIVERED bad-tempered → NZ sl.
1989 ► ARSEY → ARSY bad-tempered, unpleasant, disagreeable → UK sl.
1999 ► RATTY bad-tempered → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 ► TOEY bad-tempered → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2007 ► BAIDIE bad-tempered, aggressive, provocative → UK sl. (Bk.)

NOUNS, PERSON
1303 ► MARE a bad-tempered, unpleasant, despicable female 
1536 ► TURK a bad-tempered or unmanageable person; a cruel, hard-hearted, or tyrannical man 
1584 ► HOTHEAD an impetuous or bad-tempered person
1591 ► FAGGOT a bad-tempered, shrewish, or offensive woman; an old or dissipated woman; an unpleasant, miserable woman 
1603 ► HELLCAT a bad-tempered, reckless, impertinent, or vexatious person; a person who causes trouble or creates chaos, esp. by wild or outrageous behaviour 
1663 ► TARTAR a bad-tempered, strong-willed person → sl.
1788 ► GIRNIGO-GIBBIE a bad-tempered, fretful, peevish, person; a child who is habitually whimpering or fretting → Sc.
1822 ► TERRIER a bad-tempered man, a pugnacious fellow → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1825 ► GIRNIE a bad-tempered, fretful, peevish person; a child who is habitually whimpering or fretting → Sc.
1825 ► GIRNIGO a bad-tempered, fretful, peevish person; a child who is habitually whimpering or fretting → Sc.
1825 ► GIRNIGO-GASH a bad-tempered, fretful, peevish person; a child who is habitually whimpering or fretting → Sc.
1835 ► HOT-SKULL an impetuous or bad-tempered person → obs.
1841 ► CRAB-STICK a bad-tempered, morose person or child; a disagreeable, crabbed person 
1848 ► SORE-HEAD a bad-tempered or discontented person → sl., chiefly US
1866 ► BESSIE → BESSY a bad-tempered, ill-mannered, or romping woman or girl; a light-headed girl; a scold, a virago → Sc.
1866 ► NITTIE a bad-tempered child; a cheeky little girl → Sc.
1868 ► ILL-WILLIE → ILL-WILLY a person of a bad-tempered or morose disposition → Sc.
1872 ► GIRNY-GIB a bad-tempered, peevish person, esp. of a youngster → Sc.
1872 ► GLEID a bad-tempered person; a greedy, selfish person; a rough girl → Eng. dial.
1874 ► NETTERCAP a bad-tempered person → Sc.
1876 ► BEAR a bad-tempered, gruff person; one who is difficult or unpleasant to deal with → colloq.
1880 ► BALSCAT a bad-tempered person; a shrew; a termagant; a crosspatch → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1882 ► BITTER-WEED a bad-tempered, unruly, mischievous person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1890 ► GIRNIE-GIBBIE → GIRNY-GIBBIE → GIRNY-GO-GABBY a bad-tempered, fretful, peevish person; a child who is habitually whimpering or fretting → Sc.
1896 ► PARTAN a bad-tempered or ugly person; a stupid person → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1899 ► NADGER a bad-tempered, sulky, or ill-tempered person → Ireland
1900 ► GROUCH a bad-tempered, surly, or discontented person → sl.
1900 ► GRUMP a bad-tempered, surly, or discontented person → sl.
1903 ► PISS-ANT a bad-tempered, mean, or contemptible person; an unimportant person → now chiefly Amer.
1909 ► OLD RIP a bad-tempered man; a reprobate → Amer. dial.
1915 ► CATAWAMPUS CAT a bad-tempered or violent woman; a virago → Amer. dial.
1915 ► FEIST → FICE → FISTE → FYST a bad-tempered, irascible, or touchy person → Amer. dial., derogatory
1915 ► WAMPUS CAT a bad-tempered or violent woman; a virago → Amer. dial.
1921 ► BILLY GOAT a bad-tempered, rambunctious, or cantankerous man → US sl.
1922 ► MISS CROSS-STICKS → MRS. CROSS-STICKS a bad-tempered or cross woman → (Bk.)
1923 ► CRUIVLE a bad-tempered person of insignificant appearance → Sc.
1924 ► BANTAM a bad-tempered person → Aust. sl.
1930 ► BITCH KITTY a bad-tempered, obstinate, or disagreeable girl or woman; a difficult, irritable, complaining woman → Amer. sl.
1954 ► GIRNY-GUB a bad-tempered, peevish, esp. of a youngster → Sc.
1960 ► GROUCH-BOX a bad-tempered, mean person; an irritable or grouchy person; a complainer → Amer. dial.
1960 ► TALKING HEAD a bad-tempered person; one who is on the verge of fighting → African-American sl.
1965 ► BORE a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1965 ► CRANK-POT a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1965 ► ORNERY CUSS a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1965 ► PISS-POT a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1966 ► CRANKPOT a mean, bad-tempered person → Amer. dial.
1968 ► GROUCH-POT a bad-tempered, mean person; an irritable or grouchy person; a complainer → Amer. dial.
1968 ► GRUNT a bad-tempered, mean person; an ill-tempered, grouchy person → Amer. dial., derogatory
1968 ► OLD POT a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1968 ► POT a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1969 ► HATCHEL a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1969 ► OLD HATCHEL a bad-tempered, mean person → Amer. dial.
1986 ► GRUMPUS a bad-tempered person → US sl.
1986 ► MISS GRUMPUS a bad-tempered or grumpy woman → Amer. sl.
1988 ► WICK a bad-tempered or irritating person → Sc. sl.
2002 ► SIG a bad-tempered, thoroughly objectionable person; a medical initialism for Stroppy (bad-tempered) Ignorant Git (objectionable person) → UK doctors’ shorthand

VERBS
1787 ► TAKE THE TID to be bad-tempered or ill-humoured → Sc.
19C.. ► GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE to rise bad-tempered or peevish → colloq.
19C.. ► GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED to rise bad-tempered or peevish → colloq.
1837 ► CUT UP ROUGH to become bad-tempered or angry → colloq.
1846 ► BLEWZE to look bad-tempered or sulky → Eng. dial.
1896 ► GIVE ONE THE PIP to make bad-tempered angry, or dispirited; to annoy or irritate 
1898 ► GET INTO THE CART to get into a bad temper → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► TO HAVE PISSED ON A NETTLE to be bad-tempered, peevish, or out of temper → sl. (Bk.)
1989 ► HAVE A MONK ON to be in a bad mood; to be angry, sullen, or resentful → Eng. dial.