petulant

Speech parts

1. petulant - Adjective

2. petulant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

irritable peevish cross scratchy cranky fretful querulous testy techy fractious tetchy peckish pettish nettlesome moody
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Antonyms

cool as cucumber kind patient happy friendly gay
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Phrases with the word

be petulant look petulant petulant expression

Anagrams

patulent

Examples

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

The Sanders campaign has brought out a lot of idealism and energy that the progressive movement needs. It has also, however, brought out a streak of petulant self-righteousness among some supporters. Has it brought out that streak in the candidate, too? Paul Krugman

Petulant priests, greedy centurions, and one million incensed gestures stand between your love and me. Maya Angelou

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. Jenna Fischer

an incorrigibly fractious young man Source: Internet

not the least nettlesome of his countrymen Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

petulance petulance implies temporary or capricious irritation petulancy petulant expression petulantly petulcity