petulant
moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
Origin of petulant
1Other words for petulant
Other words from petulant
- pet·u·lant·ly, adverb
- un·pet·u·lant, adjective
Words Nearby petulant
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How to use petulant in a sentence
There to stay, tucked back in some recess of my brain, petulant, an ever-nagging reminder of having been Isabel.
At best, if the stories are true, you sound petulant, cosseted, and bratty.
He can seem on occasion morose, on other occasions petulant, and never comfortable in interviews.
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They seem, in fact, like cranky, petulant children, coked to the gills.
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The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeNow there was something half tired, half petulant, and wholly puzzled about her face as she swept into the room.
A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullThey are petulant, capricious, and despite their apparent energy they accomplish nothing.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyWith a noisy, petulant fluttering of foliage the bushes sprang back to their former position.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamHe noted, too, that her gorgeous ash-blond hair had been carefully "done," piled in high masses above her petulant face.
The Winning Clue | James Hay, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for petulant
/ (ˈpɛtjʊlənt) /
irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way
Origin of petulant
1Derived forms of petulant
- petulance or petulancy, noun
- petulantly, adverb
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