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47 entries under petulant topic. ×
| complaining(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy) | |
| fretful(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| crabby(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable) | |
| grumbling(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| hasty(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| peevish(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| plaintive(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| querulous(adjective, upset, mean, cross, unhappy) | |
| annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| bearish(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| carping(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crabbed(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| cross(noun, adjective, mean, irritable, emotional) | |
| crotchety(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional) | |
| disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| dissatisfied(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, vulnerable) |
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