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.

petulantly - in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'"irritably, pettishly, testily

Translations

Related to petulantly: stoutly, gravitating

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