petulant

Petulant is a related term of vexatious.

As adjectives the difference between petulant and vexatious

is that petulant is exuberant, lively while vexatious is causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

As adjectives the difference between difficult and petulant

is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while petulant is exuberant, lively.

As a verb difficult

is (obsolete|transitive) to make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

As adjectives the difference between ill-humored and petulant

is that ill-humored is having a bad temper while petulant is childishly irritable.

As an adjective petulant

is exuberant, lively.

As a noun umbrage is

feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.

As a verb umbrage is

to displease or cause offense.

As a noun tantrum

is an often childish display or fit of bad temper.

As an adjective petulant is

childishly irritable.

As adjectives the difference between officious and petulant

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while petulant is exuberant, lively.

As adjectives the difference between stubborn and petulant

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while petulant is childishly irritable.

Froward is a synonym of petulant.

As adjectives the difference between froward and petulant

is that froward is (archaic) disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition while petulant is exuberant, lively.

As a preposition froward

is (label) away from.

As adjectives the difference between vitriolic and petulant

is that vitriolic is of, derived from, or similar to a vitriol while petulant is childishly irritable.

As adjectives the difference between petulant and angry

is that petulant is childishly irritable while angry is displaying or feeling anger.