Petulantly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a petulant manner.

    "`She loves the man, and he has been pleased to accept her love: where, then, is her sin?' `Truly, oh Holly, thou art foolish,' she answered, almost petulantly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a petulant manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"`She loves the man, and he has been pleased to accept her love: where, then, is her sin?' `Truly, oh Holly, thou art foolish,' she answered, almost petulantly."

Etymology

From petulant + -ly.

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