What does PETULANT mean?
Definitions for PETULANT
ˈpɛtʃ ə ləntpetu·lant
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Princeton's WordNet
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techyadjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Wiktionary
petulantadjective
childishly irritable
Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Petulantadjective
Etymology: petulans, Lat. petulant, Fr.
If the opponent sees victory to incline to his side, let him shew the force of his argument, without too importunate and petulant demands of an answer. Isaac Watts.
The tongue of a man is so petulant, and his thoughts so variable, that one should not lay too great stress upon any present speeches and opinions. Spectator, №. 439.
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petulant
Petulant refers to a person or behavior that is irritable, childish, and bad-tempered, often demonstrating impatience or sudden, unreasonable irritation, especially over trivial matters.
Webster Dictionary
Petulantadjective
forward; pert; insolent; wanton
Petulantadjective
capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Petulant
pet′ū-lant, adj. showing peevish impatience, irritation, or caprice: forward, impudent in manner.—ns. Pet′ulance, Pet′ulancy, sauciness: peevishness or impatience.—adv. Pet′ulantly. [L. petulans, -antis—obs. petulāre, dim. of petĕre, to fall upon.]
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patulent
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PETULANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PETULANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of PETULANT in a Sentence
Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez:
In a rude and petulant manner, Mrs. Jacobson tells us what to do, i know her very well because I have seen her personally, her way of walking, chewing. You need manners to deal with people and with countries.
No government or ruler wants to be seen to sell Palestine so cheaply and hand Netanyahu such a victory and, in fact, end up footing the bill, at the same time, all states except perhaps Egypt are dependent upon the U.S. and will not risk angering Trump, given his propensity to act like a petulant child.
Thank you for putting up with me as a petulant teenager, thank you for the best acting partnership I've ever known.
When we've said to ourselves on the Armed Services Committee or in the Senate that we were deeply disturbed and worried about a petulant and unpredictable administration, we could reassure ourselves and the nation that there was a strong and stable expert, a patriot, in the position of standing between The President and the use of military force.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:
The president is a petulant child.
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- مشاكسArabic
- popudlivýCzech
- nervös, launenhaft, launischGerman
- malhumoradoSpanish
- kiukuttelevaFinnish
- irritable, irascible, pétulantFrench
- agresifHaitian Creole
- նեղացկոտ, խռովկանArmenian
- petulanteItalian
- luimig, prikkelbaar, zenuwachtigDutch
- pirrelig, amper, hårsår, lunefullNorwegian
- раздражительныйRussian
- nevrlýSlovak
- வெடுவெடுப்பானTamil
- ขี้งอนThai
- huysuzTurkish
- 易怒的Chinese
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