petulant
[ pech-uh-luhnt ]
/ ˈpɛtʃ ə lənt /
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
1590–1600; <Latin petulant- (stem of petulāns) impudent, akin to petere to seek, head for
OTHER WORDS FROM petulant
pet·u·lant·ly, adverbun·pet·u·lant, adjectiveun·pet·u·lant·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for petulant
petulant
/ (ˈpɛtjʊlənt) /
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 petulāns bold, from petulāre (unattested) to attack playfully, from petere to assail
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