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petulant

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pet·u·lant  (pch-lnt)
adj.
1. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
2. Contemptuous in speech or behavior.

[Latin petulns, petulant-, insolent, from petere, to assail; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

petu·lance, petu·lan·cy n.
petu·lant·ly adv.

petulant
Adjective
unreasonably irritable or peevish [Latin petulans bold]
petulance n
petulantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.petulant - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

petulant
adjective sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty Brit., N.Z. (informal) fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captious << OPPOSITE good-natured
Translations
Spanish petulant [ˈpɛtjulənt] adjmalhumorado
French petulant [ˈpɛtjulənt] adjirritable
German petulant [ˈpɛtjulənt] adj [person, expression] → gereizt
Italian petulant [ˈpɛtjulənt] adjirritabile

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These two clauses have been the source of much virulent invective and petulant declamation against the proposed Constitution.
She ceased to be a woman, complex, kind and petulant, considerate and thoughtless; she was a Maenad.
It would be the worse for us if our petulant prayers were answered.
 
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