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petulance
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.petulance1. the condition or quality of being irritable, peevish, or impatient. 2. an irritable or peevish statement or action. Also petulancy. — petulant, adj.See also: AttitudesThesaurusNoun | 1. | petulance - an irritable petulant feeling choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishnessill humor, ill humour, distemper - an angry and disagreeable moodtestiness, tetchiness, touchiness - feeling easily irritatedpet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) |
petulancenoun sulkiness, bad temper, irritability, spleen, pique, sullenness, ill-humour, peevishness, querulousness, crabbiness, waspishness, pettishness an angry display of petulanceTranslations
petulance Related to petulance: petulantlySynonyms for petulancenoun sulkinessSynonyms- sulkiness
- bad temper
- irritability
- spleen
- pique
- sullenness
- ill-humour
- peevishness
- querulousness
- crabbiness
- waspishness
- pettishness
Synonyms for petulancenoun an irritable petulant feelingSynonyms- choler
- crossness
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- irritability
- peevishness
Related Words- ill humor
- ill humour
- distemper
- testiness
- tetchiness
- touchiness
- pet
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