Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: petulant
IPA transcription: [p'ɛtʃələnt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
    Meaning: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Usage examples
  • Graham made a petulant movement.
  • The petulant cry of the shallow egoist which was the chief characteristic of the Love Sonnets of Proteus is not to be found here.