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View usage for: (petʃʊlənt) adjectiveSomeone who is petulant is unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture. Synonyms: sulky, cross, moody, sour More Synonyms of petulant petulantly adverb [ADVERB with verb] 'I don't need help,' he said petulantly. petulant in British English (ˈpɛtjʊlənt) adjectiveirritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way Derived forms petulance (ˈpetulance) or petulancy (ˈpetulancy) noun petulantly (ˈpetulantly) adverb Word origin C16: via Old French from Latin petulāns bold, from petulāre (unattested) to attack playfully, from petere to assail petulant in American English (ˈpɛtʃələnt) adjective1. Obsolete forward or insolent 2. impatient or irritable, esp. over petty things; peevish Derived forms petulance (ˈpetulance) noun or ˈpetulancy petulantly (ˈpetulantly) adverb Word origin L petulans (gen. petulantis), forward, petulant < base of petere, to rush at, fall: see feather Examples of 'petulant' in a sentencepetulant In other languagespetulant British English: petulant ADJECTIVE Someone who is petulant is unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant. - American English: petulant
- Brazilian Portuguese: petulante
- Chinese: 使小性子的
- European Spanish: malhumorado
- French: irritable
- German: gereizt
- Italian: irritabile
- Japanese: 短気な
- Korean: 성마른
- European Portuguese: petulante
- Latin American Spanish: caprichoso
Definition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms crabbed ungracious cavilling fault-finding snappish ill-humoured captious Opposites happy , patient , smiling , cheerful , easy-going , good-humoured , affable , congenial , good-natured , even-tempered - pettish
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Additional synonymsDefinition rude or irritable a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner Synonyms irritable, short, cross, prickly, touchy, curt, surly, gruff, brusque, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, peevish, crabby, choleric, splenetic, ill-humoured, captious, snappish or snappy Definition irritable or upset an extremely fretful four-month old baby Synonyms irritable, cross, worried, complaining, anxious, unhappy, uneasy, edgy, touchy, fractious, petulant, out of sorts, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, short-tempered, querulous, peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), captiousHe always seemed so angry or huffy. Synonyms sulky, irritable, moody, short, cross, angry, offended, choked, crabbed, disgruntled, resentful, edgy, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, curt, surly, moping, petulant, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), waspish, querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, crotchety (informal), pettish, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition irritable at any delay or difficulty He becomes impatient as the hours pass. Synonyms cross, tense, annoyed, irritated, prickly, edgy, touchy, bad-tempered, intolerant, petulant, ill-tempered, cantankerous, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), chippy (informal), hot-tempered, quick-tempered, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition easily annoyed or angered He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, snappy, hot, tense, crabbed, fiery, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety (informal), oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition sullen, sulky, or gloomy He is a moody man behind that jokey front. Synonyms sulky, cross, wounded, angry, offended, irritable, pissed (taboo, slang), crabbed, crusty, temperamental, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, curt, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), in a huff, short-tempered, waspish, piqued, crabby, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, huffish, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition fretful or irritable Lack of sleep always made him peevish. Synonyms irritable, cross, crabbed, childish, acrimonious, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, whingeing (informal), surly, fractious, petulant, churlish, sulky, ill-tempered, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, querulous, huffy, splenetic, crotchety (informal), shrewish, liverish, captious, pettish, ill-naturedHe seems to take a perverse pleasure in being disagreeable. Synonyms ill-natured, cross, surly, petulant, crabbed, fractious, spiteful, churlish, ill-tempered, stroppy (British, slang), cantankerous, peevish, shrewishthe pouting expression on her face Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sullen, bad-tempered, moping, petulant, morose, long-faced, peevish, huffy, ill-humouredDefinition complaining a querulous male voice Synonyms complaining, cross, discontented, grumbling, peevish, critical, sour, carping, murmuring, whining, dissatisfied, irritable, touchy, petulant, plaintive, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, waspish, censorious, grouchy (informal), hard to please, fault-finding, captiousAdditional synonymsDefinition cross and irritable I was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up. Synonyms irritable, cross, angry, annoyed, pissed (US, Canadian, slang), crabbed, impatient, snappy, pissed off (taboo, slang), touchy, tetchy, testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, tooshie (Australian, slang) Definition (of a person's mood) bad-tempered and unfriendly He was a sour and lonely man. Synonyms bitter, cynical, crabbed, tart, discontented, grudging, acrimonious, embittered, disagreeable, churlish, ill-tempered, jaundiced, waspish, grouchy (informal), ungenerous, peevish, ill-naturedDefinition unwilling to talk or be sociable The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. Synonyms morose, cross, moody, sour, gloomy, brooding, dour, surly, glowering, sulky, unsociable, out of humour Definition bad-tempered or spiteful Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, British), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish |