petulant

See also: pétulant

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛtʃələnt/, /ˈpɛtjələnt/

Adjective

petulant (comparative more petulant, superlative most petulant)

  1. childishly irritable
    Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
  2. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burton to this entry?)

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Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pétulant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpeː.tuˈlɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧tu‧lant

Adjective

petulant (not comparable)

  1. (rare) exuberant

Inflection
Inflection of petulant
uninflected petulant
inflected petulante
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial petulant
indefinite m./f. sing. petulante
n. sing. petulant
plural petulante
definite petulante
partitive petulants
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