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- pronunciation:
- pe
ch
lnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky.
The boy was a promising musician, but he was petulant, often throwing tantrums or refusing to play during his lessons.- synonyms:
- bad-tempered, fractious, grouchy, irritable, peevish, pettish, sulky
- antonyms:
- good-humored
- similar words:
- bilious, cantankerous, cranky, cross, crotchety, fretful, huffy, irascible, out of sorts, perverse, testy, touchy
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| related words: |
angry, bad, grumpy, moody, querulous, sour |
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| derivations: |
petulantly (adv.), petulance (n.) |
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