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petulantly
pet·u·lant P0228500 (pĕch′ə-lənt)adj.1. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.2. Contemptuous in speech or behavior.
[Latin petulāns, petulant-, insolent, from petere, to assail; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
pet′u·lance, pet′u·lan·cy n.pet′u·lant·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | petulantly - in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'"irritably, pettishly, testily |
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petulantly
Related to petulantly: stoutly, gravitatingSynonyms for petulantlyadv in a petulant mannerSynonyms- irritably
- pettishly
- testily
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