petulancy

[ pech-uh-luhn-see ]

/ ˈpɛtʃ ə lən si /

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noun, plural pet·u·lan·cies.Rare.

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Origin of petulancy

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

Words nearby petulancy

petty jury, petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance, petulancy, petulant, petulantly, petunia, petuntse, Petworth House

How to use petulancy in a sentence

Light-blue eyes they were, set in a good-looking, boyish face, that had somehow an effect of petulancy.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine
Violent zeal for truth has a hundred to one odds to be either petulancy, ambition, or pride.
Many Thoughts of Many Minds|Various
You see this is Sir George himself, my dear, a mixture of petulancy and indelicacy.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph|Frances Sheridan
Since you do not allow petulancy of temper, nor any lightness of conduct, I should expect a continual revolution.'
A Description of Millenium Hall|Sarah Scott

Mr. Van Riper had more cause for his petulancy than he would have acknowledged even to himself.
The Story of a New York House|Henry Cuyler Bunner