- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|825
- Abbreviations|0
56 entries under petulant topic. ×
| quarrelsome(noun, adjective, difficult, conflict, determined) | |
| contentious(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, rude) | |
| bellicose(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, determined) | |
| whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| irascible(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| fractious(adjective, difficult, cross, awkward, irritable) | |
| testy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| choleric(adjective, difficult, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| peevish(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| querulous(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| touchy(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, irritable) | |
| churlish(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| cross(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly) | |
| dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant) | |
| bearish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| complaining(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crabbed(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
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