77 entries under petulant topic. ×

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irritable(adjective, mean, keen, difficult, attitude)
39
testy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
32
touchy(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
30
cross(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
27
peevish(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
26
cantankerous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
23
choleric(adjective, mean, keen, sharp, difficult)
22
cranky(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, attitude)
22
crabby(adjective, difficult, attitude, informal, cross)
22
grouchy(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
22
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, mean, keen, sharp)
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bad-tempered(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
crabbed(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
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querulous(adjective, difficult, attitude, delicate, cross)
19
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, feeling, keen)
18
hot-tempered(adjective, keen, sharp, difficult, intense)
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splenetic(adjective, delicate, cross, speech, mad)
16
crotchety(adjective, difficult, cross, unpleasant, short)
16
surly(adjective, attitude, delicate, cross, unpleasant)
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excitable(adjective, upset, difficult, intense, passionate)
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