| Gruff |
| Bad-tempered |
| Cantankerous |
| Sharp-tongued |
| Like some bread |
| Curmudgeon-like |
| Like a baguette |
| Surly and grumpy |
| Like a curmudgeon |
| Like kaiser rolls |
| Rough in character |
| Like Italian bread |
| Surly and forbidding |
| Outspoken and irritable |
| Having a surly demeanor |
| Like some artisanal loaves |