petulant English

Meaning petulant meaning

What does petulant mean?

petulant

— adjective (= fractious, nettlesome) easily irritated or annoyed an incorrigibly fractious young man not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Synonyms petulant synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as petulant?

petulant English » English

peevish

pettish

touchy

irritable

testy

techy

fractious

cranky

tetchy

sulky

scratchy

peckish

nettlesome

fretful

edgy

cross

wayward

waspish

wanton

unpleasant

unkind

surly

sullen

stodgy

sour

somber

snotty

short-tempered

short of temper

sensitive

self-conscious

sad

rough

quibbly

prickly

picky

pert

passionate

neural

nervy

nervous

nasty

morose

miserable

kwaai

jumpy

jittery

jerky

impudent

impatient

Topics petulant topics

What do people use petulant to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered

• What words describe someone who is easily annoyed by unimportant things?
  irritable crotchety petulant fractious