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Synonyms & Antonyms of pouty
given to or displaying a resentful silence and often irritability
- we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
Synonyms for pouty
Words Related to pouty
- 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
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“Pouty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouty. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of pouty was in 1799
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