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Petulant

/ˈpɛtjələnt/

Childishly irritable

📖 Definitions of "Petulant"

adjective
  1. 1

    Childishly irritable

    "Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior."

  2. 2

    Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

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