cantankerous

Pronunciation:  US [kænˈtæŋkərəs] UK [kænˈtæŋk(ə)rəs]
  • adj.Bad temper and complain endlessly
  • WebBad-tempered; The quarrelsome; Noisy
amiable good-humored good-natured good-tempered
acid bearish bilious bloody-minded ill–tempered disagreeable dyspeptic ill-humored ill-natured ornery splenetic surly