petulant: 易怒的; characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor : peevish
1) unreasonably impatient
2) peevish; cranky; rude | irascible testy touchy
3) characterized by rudeness or ill humor
4) easily irritated or annoyed
petulant <> forbearing, obliging, patient, stoic, tolerant
1. The long illness put the boy in a petulant mood.
2. The tone of his voice and the things that he says become quite petulant when he has not gotten enough sleep.
3. The petulant child just needed some rest; after her nap, she was perfectly cheerful.
4. He is a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems.
【近】crabby, fractious, grouchy, irritable, moody, petulance, choleric, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, prickly, raspy, ratty, stuffy, testy
1) unreasonably impatient
2) peevish; cranky; rude | irascible testy touchy
3) characterized by rudeness or ill humor
4) easily irritated or annoyed
petulant <> forbearing, obliging, patient, stoic, tolerant
1. The long illness put the boy in a petulant mood.
2. The tone of his voice and the things that he says become quite petulant when he has not gotten enough sleep.
3. The petulant child just needed some rest; after her nap, she was perfectly cheerful.
4. He is a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems.
【近】crabby, fractious, grouchy, irritable, moody, petulance, choleric, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, perverse, pettish, prickly, raspy, ratty, stuffy, testy