petulant

(pĕch'ə-lənt)
adj.

1. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
2. Contemptuous in speech or behavior.

[Latin petulāns, petulant-, insolent, from petere, to assail.]

petulance pet'u·lance or pet'u·lan·cy n.
petulantly pet'u·lant·ly adv.

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adjective

Having or showing a bad temper: bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, ill-tempered, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish. Informal crabby, mean². Idioms: out of sorts. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: crabby, moody
Antonyms: affable, good-humored, good-natured, happy, pleasant

IN BRIEF: n. - An irritable feeling.

The petulance and crankiness of an old man who has been at the head of affairs all his life. — Robert Graves

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For a list of words related to petulant, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic
• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vranten, irritabel

Nederlands (Dutch)
lichtgeraakt, brutaal

Français (French)
adj. - irascible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bockig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αψίθυμος, οξύθυμος, ευερέθιστος, κακότροπος, οργίλος

Italiano (Italian)
petulante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - petulante, mal-humorado, rabugento

Русский (Russian)
нетерпеливый, раздражительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malhumorado, irritable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - retlig, nyckfull, självsvåldig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暴躁的, 难以取悦的, 易生气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暴躁的, 難以取悅的, 易生氣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성미 급한, 별난, 까다로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 短気な, 怒りっぽい, 不機嫌な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نكد, شكس, رديء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רגזן, קצר-רוח‬

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