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单词 pouty
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pouty

adjective

ˈpau̇-tē How to pronounce pouty (audio)
poutier; poutiest
1
: sulky sense 1
2
: expressive of displeasure

Synonyms

  • glum
  • mopey
  • pouting
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • surly
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Example Sentences

we could tell from the way she turned pouty that she'd lost the tennis match
Recent Examples on the Web Her recent albums have come off as glitchy satires of club music, in which her pouty croon became a silvery, cybernetic instrument. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 May 2020 But at least Maria can enjoy some acrobatic lovemaking with him in between his pouty protestations. Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 7 May 2020 Critics accused Amazon of playing a game of pouty hardball. Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020 With her big eyes, long straight nose and pouty mouth, Wu looks nothing like the shy teen seen in old family photos. Julie Zaugg, Cnn | Stella Ko, Cnn, Natalie Leung, CNN, 3 Mar. 2020 For dessert: a tall, pouty Grand Marnier soufflé and bananas flambé (the pyrotechnic finale) over ice cream, with sliced almonds and the odd garnish of canned peach. Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019 The Portuguese presence in West Africa was limited at first to their trading posts and missions, but in 1571, Sebastian of Portugal — a pouty blond with firm calves — ordered the conquest and subjugation of all of Ndongo. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2019 Pennywise, who sometimes takes the form of a giant spider-like monster, and whose pouty moue can suddenly sprout rows of sharp, brownish fangs, both feeds and feeds upon ordinary human viciousness. New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019 Her songs layered pouty vocals over bland hip-hop beats and movie-melodrama strings; the lyrics were all stars, stripes and James Dean. Judy Berman, Time, 30 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

pouty

adjective

as in pouting
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 & Similar Words

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  • pouting
  • irritable
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • mopey
  • surly
  • brooding
  • glum
  • petulant
  • morose
  • dour
  • peevish
  • grumpy
  • snappish
  • grouchy
  • cross
  • sensitive
  • irascible
  • snarky
  • crabby
  • pettish
  • waspish
  • crotchety
  • testy
  • raspy
  • ornery
  • gloomy
  • moping
  • down in the mouth
  • choleric
  • snippy
  • disagreeable
  • bilious
  • cantankerous
  • dyspeptic
  • tetchy
  • cranky
  • huffy
  • short-tempered
  • snippety
  • quick-tempered
  • ratty
  • prickly
  • perverse
  • temperamental
  • ill-tempered
  • ill-humored
  • bearish
  • touchy
  • snappy
  • thin-skinned
  • ill-natured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • perky
  • cheerful
  • cheery
  • sociable
  • sunny
  • carefree
  • easygoing
  • gladsome
  • relaxed
  • good-natured
  • good-humored
  • good-tempered
  • happy-go-lucky
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