48 entries under petulant topic. ×

17
complaining(noun, verb, adjective, upset, difficult)
10
querulous(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
6
grouchy(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
4
crabby(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, irritable)
4
peevish(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
3
carping(noun, adjective, difficult, cross, negative)
3
cross(adjective, difficult, negative, irritable, emotional)
3
ill-humored(adjective, cross, negative, emotional, vulnerable)
3
irritable(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, critical)
2
dissatisfied(adjective, difficult, cross, unhappy, negative)
2
fretful(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
2
fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
2
out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, emotional)
2
plaintive(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy)
2
resentful(adjective, cross, unhappy, emotional, vulnerable)
2
testy(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, irritable)
2
touchy(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, sullen)
1
annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional)
1
bad-tempered(adjective, cross, irritable, emotional, vulnerable)
1
bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional)
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