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petulant

[ pech-uh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:

    a petulant toss of the head.

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petulant

/ ˈɛʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܱԳ, noun
  • ˈٳܱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··Գ· adverb
  • ܲ···Գ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of petulant1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin petulant- (stem of ٳܱԲ ) “impudent,” akin to petere “to seek, head for”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of petulant1

C16: via Old French from Latin ٳܱԲ bold, from ٳܱ (unattested) to attack playfully, from petere to assail
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In January, he was found guilty of attempted murder, and Judge Alice Robinson said at sentencing on Friday: "It was an angry, drunken and petulant, albeit extreme, reaction."

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On set, it was said he could be petulant and exhausting, an attitude that alienated directors and his co-stars, including Marlon Brando on the set of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”

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He was never petulant, argumentative or stubborn – though I knew he was easily capable of those emotions.

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Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.

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Trump’s petulant and blatantly racist policies are symptoms of the ongoing American backlash against the social advances of the late 20th century.

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