What is another word for pettish?
214 synonyms found
what does the word "petulant" mean? what is petulance? how can you tell if someone is petulant? is it ever a good idea to be petulant?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɛtɪʃ], [ pˈɛtɪʃ], [ p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_ʃ]
Related words: pettish, anger, petulance, ill humour, spleen
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Synonyms for Pettish:
adj.
• cross (adjective)- cantankerous,
- irascible,
- grouchy,
- short,
- vexed,
- sullen,
- querulous,
- ill-tempered,
- fretful,
- crabby,
- caviling,
- surly,
- snappy,
- churlish,
- annoyed,
- captious,
- waspish,
- ratty,
- choleric,
- crusty,
- jumpy,
- crotchety,
- quick-tempered,
- peeved,
- put out,
- impatient.
- Eristic,
- ugly,
- brusque,
- uptight,
- whinier,
- ungracious,
- unfriendly,
- rude,
- out of sorts,
- difficult,
- contrary,
- unpleasant,
- disobliging,
- offensive,
- whiniest,
- bellicose,
- unlikable,
- contentious,
- ill-natured,
- nasty,
- disputatious,
- whiny,
- obnoxious.
- perverse,
- disorderly,
- unmanageable,
- undisciplined,
- indocile,
- mean,
- snappish,
- awkward,
- uncompliant,
- ornery,
- froward,
- wild,
- scrappy,
- indomitable,
- recalcitrant,
- thin-skinned,
- restive,
- refractory,
- wayward,
- intractable,
- unruly.
- nettled,
- exasperated,
- stewed,
- angered,
- Moping,
- riled,
- curt,
- crabbed,
- irked,
- hurt,
- Piqued,
- resentful,
- insulted,
- provoked,
- offended.
- cross,
- dissentious,
- oversensitive,
- ill-humored,
- cat-and-dog,
- huffy,
- faultfinding,
- warrer,
- have chip on shoulder,
- splenetic,
- hypersensitive,
- bundle of nerves,
- irritable,
- out of humor,
- huffish,
- miffed,
- quarrelsome,
- Perturbable,
- grumbling,
- gladiatorial,
- wired up,
- ructious,
- touchy,
- grumpy,
- disagreeable.
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- overhasty,
- shirty,
- umbrageous,
- stuffy,
- argumentative,
- prickly,
- highly strung,
- catty,
- vexing,
- inflammable,
- hasty,
- grumpish,
- excitable,
- pestering,
- tense,
- bilious,
- bearish,
- Cavilling,
- curmudgeonly,
- supersensitive,
- pestiferous,
- ill-humoured,
- hot,
- Fault-finding,
- liverish,
- capricious,
- teasing,
- grating,
- plaguy,
- annoying,
- fiery,
- spotty,
- rasping,
- snippy,
- irritating,
- vexatious,
- short-tempered,
- warm,
- tender,
- sour,
- acrimonious,
- shrewish,
- dyspeptic,
- raspy,
- pesky,
- rough,
- high-strung,
- teeny,
- snarky,
- bothersome,
- quick,
- nagging,
- crank,
- galling,
- irritated,
- Snarling,
- Snippety,
- passionate,
- pindling,
- and Irish cranky,
- carping,
- peppery.
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