petulant

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛtʃələnt/, /ˈpɛtjələnt/, X-SAMPA: /"pEtS@l@nt/, "pEtj@l@nt/

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?)

Synonyms

• huffy
• snappish
• irritable
• grouchy
• bad-tempered
• ill-tempered
• crabby

Antonyms

• easygoing

Translations

easily irritated or annoyed

• Chinese: 易怒 (yì nù).
• Czech: popudlivý (cs) m
• Dutch: luimig (nl), prikkelbaar (nl), zenuwachtig (nl)
• Finnish: kiukutteleva (fi)

• German: launisch (de), launenhaft (de), nervös (de)
• Norwegian: amper (no), hårsår (no), lunefull (no), pirrelig (no)
• Russian: раздражительный (ru) (razdražitelʹnyj)
• Slovak: nevrlý (sk)