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
And Bellingham has become a petulant bore in terms of his ego and mouth.
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
While Harvey and Mike were the beating heart (and Jessica, the fearsome lioness) of Suits, the show’s ensemble formed its strong backbone:
Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Harvey’s petulant, heart-on-his-sleeve frenemy, became the kind of character audiences loved to hate, or even grew to love.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
His king is self-satisfied and perfectly petulant, dispatching orders, and often men’s lives, with gleaming disdain.
—David Benedict, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
While Harvey and Mike were the beating heart (and Jessica, the fearsome lioness) of Suits, the show’s ensemble formed its strong backbone:
Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Harvey’s petulant, heart-on-his-sleeve frenemy, became the kind of character audiences loved to hate, or even grew to love.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
His king is self-satisfied and perfectly petulant, dispatching orders, and often men’s lives, with gleaming disdain.
—David Benedict, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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 7 Apr. 2025.
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