81 entries under petulant topic. ×

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discontented(adjective, upset, bad, hard, difficult)
12
quarrelsome(adjective, difficult, unfriendly, irritable, disagreeable)
12
splenetic(adjective, mean, delicate, cross, nervous)
10
dissatisfied(verb, adjective, bad, hard, difficult)
9
annoyed(adjective, upset, bad, hurt, cross)
9
grumbling(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
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pettish(adjective, hurt, difficult, delicate, cross)
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plaintive(adjective, upset, hard, difficult, cross)
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huffy(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, nervous)
8
surly(adjective, mean, hurt, difficult, attitude)
8
tetchy(adjective, mean, cross, short, sensitive)
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abrupt(adjective, annoyed, irritated, edgy)
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contentious(adjective, difficult, cross, rude, unpleasant)
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impatient(adjective, annoy, short, sensitive, irritable)
7
snappy(adjective, mean, hard, hurt, difficult)
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caviling(mean, evil, rude, short, irritable)
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churlish(adjective, mean, difficult, cross, rude)
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dyspeptic(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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hypercritical(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, touchy)
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sulky(adjective, upset, hurt, cross, unhappy)
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