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petulant(dictionary)

petulant (iou)



petulant adjective & noun. L16.
[Old & mod. French petulant from Latin petulant-, -lans rel. to petere seek, aim at: see -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Immodest; wanton, lascivious. Now rare. L16.
Pert; insolent; rude. Now rare. E17.
Exhibiting peevish impatience and irritation, esp. over trivial matters. M18.
b. noun. A petulant person. L17.
petulance noun (a) the fact or quality of being petulant; (b) (now rare) a pert or insolent remark: M16.
petulancy noun = petulance (a) M16.
petulantly adverb E17.