Irascible
Irascible adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college
Pouty and irascible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pouty" instead an adjective "Irascible".
Nearby Word: irascibility
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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