petulant
adjective
Origin of petulant
Synonyms for petulant
Related Words for petulant
impatient, sullen, perverse, testy, cranky, fractious, irritable, whiny, bad-tempered, captious, complaining, cross, crybaby, displeased, fault-finding, fretful, grouchy, grumbling, huffy, meanExamples from the Web for petulant
Contemporary Examples of petulant
The slimy, childish, petulant Viserys starts off as a symbol of everything about Targaryen rule Westeros has rejected.
Petulant billionaires singlehandedly funded rivals to Mitt Romney.
They seem, in fact, like cranky, petulant children, coked to the gills.
But alas, we learn that Rose is only courting the black man to make her mother angry, because she is a petulant teen.
‘Downton Abbey’ Finale Review: The Depressing Demise of a Once-Great ShowKevin Fallon
February 24, 2014
Homeland fans made ranting about the awfulness of petulant teen Dana Brody into a weekly celebratory ritual.
Historical Examples of petulant
"I sha'n't tell you," came the petulant retort from the girl.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
She shrugged her shoulders with a petulant pessimism her youth made amusing.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
Are you mistress of the petulant, the peevish, and the sullen tone?
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
For the first time, too, there was a petulant vein in his attitude toward me.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Smiled, and made him ashamed of his petulant gift there, before them.
PoemsWilliam D. Howells