as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
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Recent Examples of petulant
Now that Hakeem Jeffries has recommended that Trump not attend game 3 of the NBA Finals in NYC, the petulant brat will most certainly attend.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Increasingly petulant persona aside, EXPERIMENTAL RAP once again proves just how explosive JPEG is as a producer.
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Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
You will be governed by petulant children or administered by condescending bureaucrats.
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Sam Kriss,
New Yorker,
16 May 2026
His Hamlet is a slight, petulant creature, too glib for either real, robust comedy or deeply felt tragedy.
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for petulant
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Increasingly petulant persona aside, EXPERIMENTAL RAP once again proves just how explosive JPEG is as a producer.
—
Dylan Green,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
You will be governed by petulant children or administered by condescending bureaucrats.
—
Sam Kriss,
New Yorker,
16 May 2026
His Hamlet is a slight, petulant creature, too glib for either real, robust comedy or deeply felt tragedy.
—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for petulant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petulant
Adjective
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
Adjective
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Our previous card featured the fiery destruction of the Missouri Pacific depot in 1909.
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And the hottest of the bunch, the green, is a fiery combination of both jalapeños and green habaneros.
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“Petulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petulant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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