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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin petulant- (stem of petulāns) impudent, akin to petere to seek, head for
1590–1600; < Latin petulant- (stem of petulāns) impudent, akin to petere to seek, head for
Related forms
pet·u·lant·ly, adverb
un·pet·u·lant, adjective
un·pet·u·lant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
irritable, peevish, fretful, pettish, touchy.
irritable, peevish, fretful, pettish, touchy.
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Petulant
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Example Sentences
- Reagan, flushed with catastrophe and glowing in boy - ish middle age, brought it to a petulant and somehow threatening close.
- His reply reads as testy and petulant, which may or may not be the intended tone.
- He must satisfy high-priced ball players, a petulant press and a fickle public.
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Word Origin & History
petulant
1599, "immodest, wanton, saucy," from M.Fr. petulant (1350), from L. petulantem (nom. petulans) "wanton, froward, insolent," from the root of petere "rush at, seek" (see petition). Meaning "peevish, irritable" first recorded 1775, probably by influence of pet (2).
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