Choose the adjective petulant to describe a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way.
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Adjective S.
easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
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Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
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Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured
freakishness; irritable.
Petulant
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Usage Examples
Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature or articulate or grown-up I think I've become, as soon as I go home, I turn into this petulant 13-year-old, especially with the tone of my voice.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness.