76 entries under petulant topic. ×

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complaining(adjective, mean, cross, nervous, irritable)
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ill-humored(adjective, cross, unpleasant, short, unstable)
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tempestuous(adjective, mean, difficult, violent, irritable)
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combative(noun, adjective, difficult, sensitive, irritable)
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easily offended(expression, adjective, soft, cross, sensitive)
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exasperated(adjective, hurt, cross, short, irritable)
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fretting(adjective, mean, cross, irritable, emotional)
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gloomy(adjective, cross, unstable, emotional, changeable)
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grumbling(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, sullen)
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hypercritical(adjective, severe, cross, emotional, contrary)
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morose(adjective, mean, cross, rude, coarse)
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out of humor(expression, adjective, idiom, cross, short)
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turbulent(difficult, irritable, belligerent, argumentative, contentious)
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brooding(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, surly)
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dissatisfied(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, surly)
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plaintive(adjective, cross, emotional, vulnerable, surly)
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