Petulant Definition & Meaning
petulant
- adjective
- easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
"Petulant" in song lyrics
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"Is petulant"
Grits — Millenium
Words that rhyme with petulant
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- What does petulant mean?
- easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
- What part of speech is petulant?
- Petulant is an adjective.