1. In a petulant manner
   - testily, irritably, petulantly, waspishly, crabbily

See also: pettish

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• defenseless
• defenselessly
• defenselessness
• defenseman
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• defensible
• defensive
• defensive attitude
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• defensively
• defensiveness
• defer
• deference
• deferent
• deferential