Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
Quick-tempered is a synonym for petulant. In some cases you can use "Quick-tempered" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Quick-tempered
Quick-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a quick-tempered man who invariably utters threats at any kids who wander into his yard
Petulant is a synonym for quick-tempered in angered topic. You can use "Petulant" instead an adjective phrase "Quick-tempered", if it concerns topics such as hot-tempered.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impatient and petulant
- impatient and quick-tempered
- irritable and petulant
- irritable and quick-tempered
- cranky and petulant
- cranky and quick-tempered
- short-tempered and petulant
- short-tempered and quick-tempered
- testy and petulant
- testy and quick-tempered
- touchy and petulant
- touchy and quick-tempered
- fractious and petulant
- fractious and quick-tempered
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