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petulant
[ pech-uh-luhnt ]
/ ËpÉtÊ É lÉnt /
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adjective
moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.
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Origin of petulant
First recorded in 1590â1600; from Latin petulant- (stem of petulÄns ) âimpudent,â akin to petere âto seek, head forâ
OTHER WORDS FROM petulant
pet·u·lant·ly, adverbun·pet·u·lant, adjectiveWords nearby petulant
petty larceny, petty officer, petty sessions, petulance, petulancy, petulant, petulantly, petunia, petuntse, Petworth House, peu Ă peu
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British Dictionary definitions for petulant
petulant
/ (ËpÉtjÊlÉnt) /
adjective
irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way
Derived forms of petulant
petulance or petulancy, nounpetulantly, adverbWord Origin for petulant
C16: via Old French from Latin petulÄns bold, from petulÄre (unattested) to attack playfully, from petere to assail
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