petulant

• Описывает человека, особенно ребёнка, который легко раздражается и ведёт себя неразумно или по-детски.

Describes a person, especially a child, who is easily annoyed and behaves in an unreasonable or childish way.

1. Childishly sulky or bad-temperedC1formal

   Behaving in a way that shows you are easily annoyed and unreasonable, especially like a child.

   Капризный

   • He gave a petulant reply when asked to do his chores.
   • Her petulant attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
   • The child's petulant demands for candy were ignored.

   Synonymsbad-temperedcrankycrossfretfulgrumpyill-temperedirritablepeevishqueruloussnappishsulkytestytetchy

   Antonymsagreeablecheerfulcontenteven-temperedgood-humoredgood-naturedplacidpleasantsunny