pouty

pouty

adj \ˈpau̇-tē\

pout·i·erpout·i·est

Definition of POUTY

1

: sulky 1

2

: expressive of displeasure

Examples of POUTY

1. <we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match>

First Known Use of POUTY

1863

Related to POUTY

Synonyms: glum, mopey, pouting, sulky, sullen, surly

Related Words: dour, gloomy, morose; choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, prickly, quick-tempered, raspy, ratty, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, snarky, snippety, snippy, testy, waspish; brooding, moping; bearish, bilious, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, ornery; huffy, sensitive, temperamental, tetchy, thin-skinned, touchy

Near Antonyms: sociable; cheerful, cheery, gladsome, good-humored, good-natured, good-tempered, perky, sunny; carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, relaxed

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Rhymes with POUTY

doughty, droughty, gouty, trouty