sulkier
Increasingly prone to pouting
Sulkier is the comparative form of sulky, describing someone who is more moody, resentful, or silently bad-tempered than another person or than they were before.
A child might grow sulkier after being told no twice, or one sibling might be sulkier than the other when plans change.
She became sulkier as the evening wore on.
Irritable in temperament
grouchy · huffy · petulant · temperamental · irritable · cranky · sour · dour
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- silentProducing no sound
- distantFar away or aloof
aloof · standoffish · unresponsive · tight-lipped · cold-shouldering · stonewalling · smoldering · seething
Quietly dejected
- downcastSad or despondent
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- forlornSad and abandoned
melancholic · woebegone · mopey · hangdog · doleful · dispirited · low-spirited · blue
grumpy
Irritable in temperament
moody · grouchy · huffy · petulant · temperamental · irritable · cranky · sour · dour · surly
withdrawn
Emotionally distant, disengaged
- resentfulFeeling lingering ill will
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- silentProducing no sound
distant · aloof · standoffish · unresponsive · tight-lipped · cold-shouldering · stonewalling · smoldering · seething · bitter
glum
Quietly dejected
- downcastSad or despondent
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
forlorn · melancholic · woebegone · mopey · hangdog · doleful · dispirited · low-spirited · blue · unhappy