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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
Other 51Թ Forms
- petulantly adverb
- unpetulant adjective
- ˈٳܱԳ noun
- ˈٳܱԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petulant1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of petulant1
Example Sentences
After spending the last six months stuck to Donald Trump like quick-drying cement, Elon Musk is backing away from politics and sounding mighty petulant about the whole thing.
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.”
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