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Definition of Petulant
1. Adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed. "Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crank, Crankiness, Fractiousness, Irritability, Irritability, Peevishness, Pettishness, Petulance, Testiness, Tetchiness
Definition of Petulant
1. a. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Definition of Petulant
1. Adjective. childishly irritable ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petulant
1. peevish [adj] - See also: peevish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petulant
Literary usage of Petulant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"He invades Scotland—The Burnt Candlemas—The English are compelled to Retreat—King
David is released from Captivity—His petulant Temper—His repeated Visits ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The received name of a lively, petulant courtesan, in the later Greek comedy.
Lampoon. Sir Walter Scott says, ".These personal and scandalous libels, ..."
3. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"He invades Scotland—The Burnt Candlemas—The English are compelled to Retreat—King
David is released from Captivity—His petulant Temper—His repeated Visits ..."
4. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1839)
"... his oration to his soldier» —Conference at Erfurth — Negotiation» for
peace—petulant conduct of Mr. Canning— 160000 conscript» enrolled in France—Power ..."
5. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"... the Mathematician—Reed Resentful and petulant—Republicans Try to Force Cleveland
in Regard to Cuba —Senatorial Story Tellers—Tillman's First Speech. ..."
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