Ornery
Ornery adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Usage example: an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off his lawn
Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
Ornery and petulant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ornery" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
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