Petulant
/ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Childishly irritable.
"Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior."
- 2 Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. obsolete
"Who hath not like cause to complain, and is not so troubled, that shall fall into the mouths of such men? for many are of so petulant a spleen"
Adjective
- 1 easily irritated or annoyed wordnet
Example
More examples"Don't get all petulant and whiny."
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petō (“to ask for”).