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
Over four seasons of The Righteous Gemstones, viewers could rely on certain things: male full frontal, jokes about ass play, a moment of physical comedy from Edi Patterson’s petulant and petty Judy Gemstone that might cause your face to break from laughter.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Your rights now depend on the grievances of one petulant old man and his shameless enablers.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
During his rise to fame in the Eighties, Val Kilmer garnered a reputation among his peers and the media as a brooding young actor who was often petulant on set.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
Even Pontius seems to have dropped his petulant glare for the time being.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Your rights now depend on the grievances of one petulant old man and his shameless enablers.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
During his rise to fame in the Eighties, Val Kilmer garnered a reputation among his peers and the media as a brooding young actor who was often petulant on set.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025
Even Pontius seems to have dropped his petulant glare for the time being.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petulant
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Determined to make a clean SPF, Brown says a chemical formula was out of the question (chemical sunscreens are often thought to be unsafe for the coral reef and irritable to sensitive skin types).—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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In my own experience, poor sleep has frequently been the reason behind feeling tired and irritable.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Turn four, in particular, put on a display of fiery orange and red, visible to the naked eye.—
Kristin Shaw,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Turner, a fiery redhead and one of the heroes for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their 2020 title run, promptly ripped a pitch into the left-field seats, spoiling the shutout.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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“Petulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petulant. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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