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Webster 1913 Edition
Petulant
Pet′u-lant
,Adj.
[L.
petulans
, -antis
, prop., making slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere
to fall upon, to attack: cf. F. pétulant
. See Petition
.] 1.
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
[Obs.]
Burton.
2.
Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
“Petulant moods.” Macaulay.
Syn. – Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful; querulous.
Webster 1828 Edition
Petulant
PET'ULANT
,Adj.
1.
Manifesting petulance; proceeding from pettishness; as a petulant demand; a petulant answer.2.
Wanton; freakish in passion.Definition 2024
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See also: pétulant
English
Adjective
petulant (comparative more petulant, superlative most petulant)
- childishly irritable
- Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
- (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burton to this entry?)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
easily irritated or annoyed
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