de mal genio

(adj.) = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured

Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.

Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.

Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.

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(adj.) = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured

Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.

Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.

Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.

Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.

Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.

Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.