English adjective: petulant | |||
1. | petulant easily irritated or annoyed | ||
Samples | An incorrigibly fractious young man. Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. | ||
Synonyms | cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||