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 | ||