Petulant synonyms
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Part of speech:
Involving interchange; reciprocal.
Bad-tempered; snappish
Grouchy; ill-tempered.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Marked by impatience or ill humor.
irritable (related)
In an ill humor; bad-tempered; peevish
Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse.
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In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
Feeling or showing restless eagerness to do something, go somewhere, etc.
Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
Querulous or discontented.
Having a bad disposition; peevish.
Surly and peevish; cranky.
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Marked by worry and distress; troublesome:
Rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude
Given to frivolity or silliness.
Arrogant; haughty.
(Now Rare) Arrogantly contemptuous; overbearing
Characterized by or resulting from anger.
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Inclined to find fault; complaining
Gloomy; dismal:
Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent:
pleasant (antonym)
Merry; lively.
good-natured (antonym)
Of or pertaining to a perpetual kind disposition.
happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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affable (antonym)
Pleasant and easy to approach or talk to; friendly
good-humored (antonym)
Having or showing good humor; cheerful and agreeable
Alternative spelling of bad-tempered.
Difficult to handle:
Difficult to understand; complicated.
Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable.
Having a bad temper; irritable.
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The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.
(Informal) Rapid and without delay.
The definition of surly is someone who is bad-tempered, or something that is threatening such as poor weather.
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
attitude (related)
Having or showing a bad temper
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The definition of fractious is someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something that is difficult to control.
(Chiefly Brit.) Somewhat hungry
Marked by or consisting of scratches:
boorish (related)
foul-mouthed (related)
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sneering (related)
childish (related)
morose (related)
truculent (related)
lecherous (related)
cocksure (related)
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