showing impatient irritation. especially over some trifling annoyance
That was a petulant remark.Your petulant behavior will get you nowhere. Only immature people are petulant when they don't get their way.
there was a petulant person in the market.
What a petulant and grumpy old chap that was!
She's a miserable, petulant woman who's rude to everyone she meets. He whined like a petulant child when he lost the tennis match.
After he scolded her, she was petulant in her demeanor, upbraiding him with swear words worthy of a sailor.
You can use Petulant which is irratable or short-tempered.
He's an angry, petulant child and no one likes to play with him.
Petulant means easily annoyed and complaining in a childish way Synonys:Irritable,Peevish
Saucy, capriciously impatient or irritable (from Latin petulans, petulant- insolent, wanton). Behaving in an angry, silly way, like a child.Examples of usage: a petulant demand, a petulantanswer, petulant behaviour, a petulant mood.'The pride and petulance of youth' ~Watts
Petulant: having an irritable and unpleasant dispositionIt would be the worse for us if our petulant prayers were answered.She turned her head aside, with a quick, petulantaction.
'Petulant' describes someone who is childishly sulky or bad-tempered, while 'belligerent' refers to someone who is hostile, aggressive, or ready to fight. Both words describe negative behavior, but 'petulant' is more about being moody while 'belligerent' is about being confrontational.
After he scolded her, she was petulant in her demeanor, upbraiding him with swear words worthy of a sailor.