soreheaded
Quick to sulk
Soreheaded means irritable, resentful, or sulky—typically after a disappointment or perceived slight.
A soreheaded person nurses a grudge: He's been soreheaded ever since they passed him over for the promotion.
The related noun sorehead describes someone chronically prone to such moods.
Ill-tempered and peevish
- grouchyEasily annoyed, ill-tempered
- moodyProne to sullenness
- surlyBad-tempered and unfriendly
- cantankerousBad-tempered and argumentative
peevish · churlish · petulant · testy · sullen · morose · glum · dour
Easily upset or offended
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- tetchyEasily provoked to irritation
- short-temperedProne to sudden anger
- thin-skinnedEasily hurt by remarks
snarly · prickly · edgy · impatient · fractious · choleric · splenetic · fretful
Firmly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
willful · inflexible · bullheaded · mulish · obdurate · uncompromising · recalcitrant · uncooperative
cranky
Ill-tempered and peevish
cantankerous · peevish · churlish · petulant · testy · sullen · morose · glum · dour · cross
touchy
Easily upset or offended
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- tetchyEasily provoked to irritation
- short-temperedProne to sudden anger
thin-skinned · snarly · prickly · edgy · impatient · fractious · choleric · splenetic · fretful · querulous
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
adamant · willful · inflexible · bullheaded · mulish · obdurate · uncompromising · recalcitrant · uncooperative · immovable
soreheadedgenial
Pleasantly warm-mannered
good-natured · amiable · affable · cheerful · easygoing
soreheadedgracious
Pleasantly kind and courteous
good sport · magnanimous · sporting · philosophical · accepting