cantankerous: ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious Show examples and contexts
capricious: fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly Show examples and contexts
castigate: criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication Show examples and contexts
caustic: capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action Show examples and contexts
censorious: critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure Show examples and contexts