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- Dictionarypetulant/ˈpɛtjʊlənt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered: "he was moody and petulant"
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The meaning of PETULANT is insolent or rude in speech or behavior. How to use petulant in a sentence. Petulant Has Latin Roots
easily angered or annoyed, esp. in a rude way: He plays the part of a petulant young man in the film. (Definition of petulant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of petulant. petulant. It is a very valuable, informative and generally well argued, if at times somewhat petulant, book.
easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child. Synonyms. cranky (BAD-TEMPERED) mainly US informal. fractious. irritable. peevish. testy. tetchy. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. getting angry easily. bad-tempered He's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
Petulant definition: moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance. See examples of PETULANT used in a sentence.
The adjective petulant is a disapproving term used to describe a bad-tempered child, an adult behaving like an angry child or behavior of this type. It's one thing to be angry or annoyed but if someone is petulant, they're acting in an unreasonable or unjustified manner.
Definition of petulant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone 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.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word petulant, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
PETULANT meaning: behaving in an angry, silly way like a child. Learn more.
Someone who is petulant is unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant. Synonyms: sulky , cross , moody , sour More Synonyms of petulant
