petulant

[Pet·u*lant]

Choose the adjective petulant to describe a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way.

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Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

Adjective S.
easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"


a.
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

a.
Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.


Petulant

Pet"u*lant , a. [L. petulans, -antis, prop., making slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere to fall upon, to attack: cf. F. p'82tulant. See Petition.] 1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] Burton. 2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable. "Petulant moods." Macaulay. Syn. -- Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful; querulous.

Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

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Usage Examples

Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature or articulate or grown-up I think I've become, as soon as I go home, I turn into this petulant 13-year-old, especially with the tone of my voice.

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Other Usage Examples

The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness.

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