petulant

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛtʃələnt/, /ˈpɛtjələnt/

Adjective

petulant

1. childishly irritable

   Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.

2. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

Synonyms

• (irritable) bad-tempered, crabby, grouchy, huffy, ill-tempered, irritable, snappish; see also Thesaurus:irritable
• (forward) brazen, flippant, impertinent; see also Thesaurus:cheeky

Antonyms

• easygoing

Translations

• French: irascible, pétulant
• German: leicht reizbar, gereizt, nervös, launisch, launenhaft, verdrießlich, borstig, bockig, zickig
• Italian: petulante
• Russian: раздражи́тельный

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