Petulant
Petulant is an adjective. It describes a behavior of a person. The person may be insolent or rude. They may also be characterized by capricious ill humor. They may even be described as irritable or ill tempered. Also, they can be contemptuous.
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Petulant - Definition of Petulant at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Petulant. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use petulant in a Sentence...
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Paranoia is an evil creature. It consumes, invades every corpuscle. It creates a heightened awareness and unruly expectation that leaves a being destitute The worst will occur. ... Petulant: I love all the illustrations in this copy. If I were more industrious, I would scan more. ... Petulant: I am glad you enjoyed it.
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Story archive hosting Harry Potter fanfiction and original fiction and poetry. ... The Petulant Poetess archive was founded by NotSoSaintly in 2005 and is run by Southern_Witch_69 and ladyinthecloak (karelia), as well as a handful of talented and hard-working admins. This is a moderated archive, hosting quality stories...
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Annoyance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by such effects as irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The p...
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petulant (comparative more petulant, superlative most petulant) ... Comparative; more petulant ... easily irritated or annoyed Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
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petulant adj. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish. Contemptuous in speech or behavior. [Latin petulāns, petulant- , insolent, from ... Antonyms: petulant...
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Definition of petulant in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of petulant. Pronunciation of petulant. Translations of petulant. petulant synonyms, petulant antonyms. Information about petulant in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... [Latin petul ns, petulant-, insolent, from petere, to assail; see pet- in...
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Definition of petulant from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: Latin or Middle French; Middle French, from Latin petulant-, petulans; akin to Latin petere to go to, attack, seek — more at feather...
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