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petulant
[ pech-uh-luhnt ]
adjective
- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:
a petulant toss of the head.
Synonyms: , , , ,
petulant
/ ˈɛʊəԳ /
adjective
- irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way
Derived Forms
- ˈٳܱԳ, noun
- ˈٳܱԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ··Գ· adverb
- ܲ···Գ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of petulant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of petulant1
Example Sentences
The piece talked down to Roan and diminished her requests as childish and unthinking — ironic for something as petulant as the column reads.
Unfortunately, the stakes of this are far greater than a petulant child refusing to do their chores.
In January, he was found guilty of attempted murder, and Judge Alice Robinson said at sentencing on Friday: "It was an angry, drunken and petulant, albeit extreme, reaction."
On set, it was said he could be petulant and exhausting, an attitude that alienated directors and his co-stars, including Marlon Brando on the set of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
He was never petulant, argumentative or stubborn – though I knew he was easily capable of those emotions.
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