petulant Definition

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petulant

adjective(pet-u-lant)

easily irritated or annoyed

Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,

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petulant Examples by Brain Bank Users

By: Jamie

From: Curtis Sittenfeld Words

A petulant child can sometimes be thought to have adhd when really they just need some mental training on developing patience.

“Stop being so petulant,” the husband said to his wife as they argued about politics in the car on the way to the occasion.