1. petulant - Adjective
2. petulant - Adjective Satellite
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe 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