Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Shrewish and petulant are semantically related in contentious topic. In some cases you can use "Shrewish" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Shrewish
Shrewish adjective - Continually complaining or faultfinding.
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Petulant and shrewish are semantically related in bad-tempered topic. You can use "Petulant" instead an adjective "Shrewish", if it concerns topics such as venomous, contentious, evil-tempered.
Nearby Word: shrew
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