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47 entries under petulant topic. ×
| querulous(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross) | |
| gloomy(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, sorrow) | |
| complaining(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy) | |
| fretful(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy) | |
| moody(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, gloomy) | |
| morose(adjective, sad, cross, unhappy, gloomy) | |
| cantankerous(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| fretting(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| grumbling(adjective, upset, difficult, cross, unhappy) | |
| peevish(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| annoyed(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| bad-tempered(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| bearish(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| carping(adjective, difficult, cross, negative, emotional) | |
| contentious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crabbed(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) | |
| crabby(adjective, upset, cross, unhappy, emotional) | |
| cross(adjective, difficult, negative, emotional, critical) | |
| disputatious(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy) |
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