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petulantly

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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.
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Adv.1.petulantly - in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'"
irritably, pettishly, testily
Translations
petulantly [ˈpetjʊləntlɪ] ADV → de mal humor, con irritación
"I'm too busy!" she said petulantly → -¡estoy demasiado ocupada! -dijo malhumorada or irritada
petulantly
adv → verdrießlich; (used of child) → bockig (inf)
petulantly [ˈpɛtjʊləntlɪ] adv → con irritazione
petulantly [ˈpɛtjʊləntlɪ] adv → con irritazione


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I won't hear it spoken of," said the princess in the same petulantly playful tone in which she had spoken to Hippolyte in the drawing room and which was so plainly ill-suited to the family circle of which Pierre was almost a member.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
A twig from a tree near caught her cloak; she turned petulantly, broke it off, and threw it on the ground.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Hearken not to the voice which petulantly tells you that the form of government recommended for your adoption is a novelty in the political world; that it has never yet had a place in the theories of the wildest projectors; that it rashly attempts what it is impossible to accomplish.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
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