as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
a petulant and fussy man who is always blaming everyone else for his problems
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Recent Examples of petulant
His take on Prince Philip is both humanizing and unmerciful, cutting to the bone of a man portrayed in contradictory terms — petulant yet statesmanlike, intensely ambitious yet ineffectual, relatable one minute and contemptible the next.
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Will Harris, EW.com, 30 July 2024
Studies have identified four primary types of BPD: impulsive, discouraged, self-destructive, and petulant—which were first established by psychologist Theodore Millon in the 1990s.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
Petulant Type The petulant type of BPD is characterized by persistent, unpredictable mood swings or high emotional instability.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
Removing those wings was a dark, petulant touch from the goths of the high seas.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Will Harris, EW.com, 30 July 2024
Studies have identified four primary types of BPD: impulsive, discouraged, self-destructive, and petulant—which were first established by psychologist Theodore Millon in the 1990s.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
Petulant Type The petulant type of BPD is characterized by persistent, unpredictable mood swings or high emotional instability.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 5 July 2024
Removing those wings was a dark, petulant touch from the goths of the high seas.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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“Petulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petulant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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