Perverse and Sulky

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Perverse adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.

Usage example: how can you be so cheerful one day, and so perverse the next?

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Sulky and perverse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sulky" instead an adjective "Perverse".

Sulky adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.

Usage example: our teenage daughter turns sulky if we refuse to let her borrow the car

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Perverse and sulky are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perverse" instead an adjective "Sulky".

Nearby Words: sulk, sulking, sulked, sulkily

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