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Thesaurus: petulant

Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

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  1. a. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
  2. a. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
  3. adj. easily irritated or annoyed
  4. 1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] Burton. 2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable. "Petulant moods." Macaulay. Syn. -- Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful; querulous.
  5. j:100 s easily irritated or annoyed