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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Musk, often potty-mouthed and petulant on X, replied that Tesla was ready to do exactly that.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
One suspects that development is not intended to underline how incredibly vacuous and petulant these central characters appear, when we’re meant to regard them as soulful soulmates.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
While some of these might be necessary to stop a threatening attack, a lot are likely to be petulant or avoidable.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Tóth is of a singular mind but also rude, petulant, warm, funny, and tormented by his past.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
One suspects that development is not intended to underline how incredibly vacuous and petulant these central characters appear, when we’re meant to regard them as soulful soulmates.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
While some of these might be necessary to stop a threatening attack, a lot are likely to be petulant or avoidable.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Tóth is of a singular mind but also rude, petulant, warm, funny, and tormented by his past.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for petulant
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“Petulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petulant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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