Pettish
Pettish adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a pettish baby who always seemed to be crying
Short-tempered and pettish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Pettish".
Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out
Pettish and short-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pettish" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and pettish
- irritable and short-tempered
- cranky and pettish
- cranky and short-tempered
- testy and pettish
- testy and short-tempered
- touchy and pettish
- touchy and short-tempered
- fractious and pettish
- fractious and short-tempered
- fiery and pettish
- fiery and short-tempered
- irascible and pettish
- irascible and short-tempered
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Short-tempered and Pettish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettish/short-tempered
Pettish & Short-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettish/short-tempered>.
Short-tempered or Pettish. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pettish/short-tempered.
