77 entries under petulant topic. ×

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splenetic(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
12
morose(adjective, tough, low, difficult, harsh)
9
quarrelsome(adjective, nasty, difficult, cold, unfriendly)
9
temperamental(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, sensitive, irritable)
8
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
8
gloomy(adjective, tough, low, sad, harsh)
8
ill-humored(adjective, tough, low, difficult, sad)
7
captious(adjective, tough, difficult, harsh, delicate)
7
dyspeptic(adjective, mean, cross, unpleasant, emotional)
7
fretful(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
7
grumbling(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
7
mean(adjective, attitude, delicate, informal, cross)
7
snappy(adjective, tough, difficult, attitude, harsh)
6
complaining(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
6
contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
6
fractious(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, short)
6
impatient(adjective, negative, short, sensitive, irritable)
6
pettish(adjective, difficult, delicate, rude, unpleasant)
5
brooding(adjective, cross, feelings, emotional, angry)
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huffy(adjective, difficult, cross, sensitive, irritable)
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