Definitions for: Petulant

[adj] easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pet"u*lant, a. [L. petulans, -antis, prop., making
slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere to fall upon,
to attack: cf. F. p['e]tulant. See Petition.]
1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] --Burton.

2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured
freakishness; irritable. ``Petulant moods.'' --Macaulay.

Syn: Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful;
querulous.

Synonyms: cranky, fractious, ill-natured, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, techy, testy, tetchy

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