Agonistic
Agonistic adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts
Petulant and agonistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Agonistic".
Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Agonistic and petulant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonistic" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and agonistic
- irritable and petulant
- cranky and agonistic
- cranky and petulant
- ill-tempered and agonistic
- ill-tempered and petulant
- testy and agonistic
- testy and petulant
- prickly and agonistic
- prickly and petulant
- touchy and agonistic
- touchy and petulant
- irascible and agonistic
- irascible and petulant
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