petulancy

American  

[pech-uh-luhn-see] / ˈpɛtʃ ə lən si /

noun

Rare.

plural

petulancies

1. petulance.

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Etymology

Origin of petulancy

From the Latin word petulantia, dating back to 1550–60. See petulance, -ancy

Example Sentences

"Violent zeal for truth," Swift noted in one of his "Thoughts on Religion," "has a hundred to one odds to be either petulancy, ambition, or pride."

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish by Scott, Temple

And the more permanent are the marks made by petulancy, hatred and selfishness thereon.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.

With all her great sweetness of temper, she occasionally had moments of angry impatience and petulancy that seemed to transform her into another creature.

From The Child of Pleasure by Harding, Georgina

He was accustomed to act with the usual arrogance of a Crown Prince and the petulancy of an invalid.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix

I replied without petulancy, but with decision: 'I am not conscious of it, sir; but since you have thought it necessary to tell me so, we part.'

From The True George Washington [10th Ed.] by Ford, Paul Leicester