Cranky
Cranky adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: the baby was cranky after not being fed for hours
Pouty and cranky are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pouty" instead an adjective "Cranky".
Nearby Words: crankiness, cranked, cranking
Pouty
Pouty adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.
Usage example: we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
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