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peevish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
16
petulant(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
11
cross(noun, adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate)
9
whiny(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
8
grumpy(adjective, hurt, delicate, cross, short)
6
splenetic(adjective, delicate, gloomy, short, sensitive)
3
captious(adjective, delicate, short, sensitive, irritable)
1
bad tempered(expression, adjective, idiom, petulant, dissatisfied)
1
carping(adjective, dissatisfied, pharisaical, pharisaic)
1
disgruntled(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
1
disputatious(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, unfriendly)
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dissentious(adjective, difficult, irritable, turbulent, belligerent)
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ill-humored(adjective, gloomy, short, irritable, angry)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, short, irritable)
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Pecksniffian(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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calumniatory(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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casuistic(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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caviling(adjective, short, faultfinding, pharisaical)
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cavillous(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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censorious(pharisaical, pharisaic)
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APASmart Define. (2015). pettish thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/pettish/thesaurus/synonyms
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