Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
Snarky and petulant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snarky" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Snarky
Snarky adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: working all day with such snarky jerks is exhausting
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Hudson acts and dresses more like a grandmother than a middle-aged woman Lestrade is much more impatient and petulant Donovan is a Police Constable in uniform, not a detective, and more concerned for John than snarky Anderson has a goofy beard Mycroft doesn't even show up.
Source: Series / Sherlock
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