What does petulance mean?

Definitions for petulance
petu·lance

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, cholernoun

    an irritable petulant feeling

Wiktionary

  1. petulancenoun

    The property of being petulant.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Petulance, Petulancynoun

    Sauciness; peevishness; wantonness.

    Etymology: petulance, Fr. petulantia, Lat.

    It was excellently said of that philosopher, that there was a wall or parapet of teeth set in our mouth, to restrain the petulancy of our words. Ben Jonson.

    Such was others petulancy, that they joyed to see their betters shamefully outraged and abused. Charles I .

    Wise men knew that which looked like pride in some, and like petulance in others, would, by experience in affairs and conversation amongst men, be in time wrought off. Edward Hyde.

    However their numbers, as well as their insolence and perverseness increased, many instances of petulancy and scurrility are to be seen in their pamphlets. Jonathan Swift.

    There appears in our age a pride and petulancy in youth, zealous to cast off the sentiments of their fathers and teachers. Isaac Watts, Logick.

ChatGPT

  1. petulance

    Petulance is the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered, showing impatience or irritation, especially over small or minor issues.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Petulancenoun

    alt. of Petulancy

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of petulance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of petulance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of petulance in a Sentence

  1. New York:

    Gyllenhaal is subtly wonderful as the earthy, calm Roland, though in some variations he reveals petulance and frustration.

  2. Denver MayorMichael Hancock:

    Following extensive discussions with our regional partners … and the downward trajectory of cases, positivity and hospitalizations, Denver will not be extending our public health order, it has been an incredibly hard two years for all of us. We need a little less anger and petulance and a little more understanding for folks toward one another.

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