petulant

English - Turkish

Definition of petulant in English Turkish dictionary

{s} çabuk sinirlenen

hırçın

küseğen

alıngan

huysuz

huysuzluk

titizlikle

titiz

alınganlıkla

{s} aksi

petulantlyhuysuzca

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English - English

Definition of petulant in English English dictionary

displaying impatience

easily irritated or annoyed

easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill- natured freakishness; irritable

Someone who is petulant is unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant + petulantly petu·lant·ly `I don't need help,' he said petulantly. behaving in an unreasonably impatient and angry way, like a child (from petere; PETITION)

{s} irascible, cranky; peevish, ill-tempered

Forward; pert; insolent; wanton

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petulantly

In a manner expressing irritation or annoyance

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{a} perversely, peevishly, wantonly

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with an ill-temper, angrily; crankily, peevishly, irascibly

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in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'"

petulantly

In a petulant manner

Hyphenation

pe·tu·lant

Turkish pronunciation

peçılınt

Synonyms

bad-tempered, captious, caviling, complaining, cranky, cross, crybaby, displeased, fault-finding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumbling, huffy, ill-humored

Antonyms

good-natured, happy, pleasant

Pronunciation

/ˈpeʧələnt/ /ˈpɛʧələnt/

Etymology

[ -l&nt ] (adjective.) 1605. L or Middle French; Middle French, from Latin petulant-, petulans; akin to Latin petere to go to, attack, seek; more at FEATHER.