Childish
Childish adjective - Having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children.
Short-tempered and childish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Childish".
Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Childish and short-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Childish" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- churlish and childish
- churlish and short-tempered
- surly and childish
- surly and short-tempered
- thoughtless and childish
- thoughtless and short-tempered
- touchy and childish
- touchy and short-tempered
- fractious and childish
- fractious and short-tempered
- querulous and childish
- querulous and short-tempered
- cantankerous and childish
- cantankerous and short-tempered
Both words in one sentence
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Cat tends to be more mature and short-tempered, while Dog is a fun-loving doofus with childish interests.
Source: Western Animation / CatDog - Geralf in Magic: The Gathering is, in his own way, just as childish, petty, short-tempered, obsessive, and eccentric as his sister Gisa, but he tries to act more intellectual and rational about their endless, pointless pissing match over how to best build zombies.
Source: Mask of Sanity
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