petulcousadj.

Brit.

/pəˈtʌlkəs/, U.S.

/pəˈtəlkəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin petulcus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin petulcus inclined to butt, butting, wanton, frisky ( < petere to aim at, assail (see petition n.) + -ulcus , suffix forming adjectives, also seen in hiulcus : see hiulcity n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier petulcity n.

rare (now literary and archaic).

Inclined to butt, butting; (figurative) wanton, frisky.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

crousea1400

crank1499

cockish1551

forward1561

forthyc1565

forthputting?1577

perching1579

perk1579

perking?1584

officious1596

pratchant1596

putting-forth1621

obtrusive1652

petulcous1661

pushing1682

coxy1728

cocky1768

bumptious1801

furthy1808

upsetting1817

perky1820

self-asserting1821

protrusive1841

self-assertive1849

aggressive1855

self-assertory1867

perkisha1870

pushful1871

pushy1874

forritsome1894

chesty1900

1661 J. V. Canes Fiat Lux iii. 208 The Pape..whistles him and his fellow petulcous rams in order by charitable admonition.

1997 Chronicle Short Story Reject #2 in austin.general (Usenet newsgroup) 20 July The petulcous lowbrow with AIDS and the first-ever reported case of self-inflicted peotomy in front of a crowd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petulcous
释义	petulcousadj. Brit. /pəˈtʌlkəs/, U.S. /pəˈtəlkəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin petulcus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin petulcus inclined to butt, butting, wanton, frisky ( < petere to aim at, assail (see petition n.) + -ulcus , suffix forming adjectives, also seen in hiulcus : see hiulcity n.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier petulcity n. rare (now literary and archaic). Inclined to butt, butting; (figurative) wanton, frisky. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 1661 J. V. Canes Fiat Lux iii. 208 The Pape..whistles him and his fellow petulcous rams in order by charitable admonition. 1997 Chronicle Short Story Reject #2 in austin.general (Usenet newsgroup) 20 July The petulcous lowbrow with AIDS and the first-ever reported case of self-inflicted peotomy in front of a crowd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1661
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