Pouty
Pouty adjective - Given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability.
Usage example: we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
Short-tempered and pouty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Pouty".
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
Pouty and short-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pouty" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and pouty
- irritable and short-tempered
- churlish and pouty
- churlish and short-tempered
- surly and pouty
- surly and short-tempered
- testy and pouty
- testy and short-tempered
- perverse and pouty
- perverse and short-tempered
- touchy and pouty
- touchy and short-tempered
- fiery and pouty
- fiery and short-tempered
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Short-tempered and Pouty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pouty/short-tempered
Pouty & Short-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pouty/short-tempered>.
Short-tempered or Pouty. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pouty/short-tempered.
