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English Thesaurus

1. a bad-tempered person (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

hyponym	:	crab, crabby person,
definition	:	a quarrelsome grouch (noun.person)

hyponym	:	fire-eater, hothead,
definition	:	a belligerent grouch (noun.person)

hyponym	:	misanthrope, misanthropist,
definition	:	someone who dislikes people in general (noun.person)

2. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (noun.person)

hypernym	:	hoarder,
definition	:	a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use (noun.person)

hyponym	:	pinchgut,
definition	:	a niggardly person who starves himself (and others) (noun.person)

3. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

4. a bad-tempered person (noun.person)

derivation	:	grouch, grumble, scold,
definition	:	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

5. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (noun.person)

derivation	:	grudging, niggardly, scrimy,
definition	:	petty or reluctant in giving or spending (adj.all)

6. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement (noun.person)

derivation	:	barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild,
definition	:	without civilizing influences (adj.all)

7. a bad-tempered person (noun.person)

derivation	:	grouch, grumble, scold,
definition	:	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered,
definition	:	annoyed and irritable (adj.all)

derivation	:	cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
definition	:	easily irritated or annoyed (adj.all)

8. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend (noun.person)

derivation	:	grudging, niggardly, scrimy,
definition	:	petty or reluctant in giving or spending (adj.all)

9. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement (noun.person)

derivation	:	barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized, wild,
definition	:	without civilizing influences (adj.all)