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petulant

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1. a. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. Source: opted
2. a. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable. Source: opted
3. adj. easily irritated or annoyed Source: wordnet
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. Source: webster
5. j:100 s easily irritated or annoyed Source: ecdict

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fretful irritable annoyed capriciously characterized easily forward freakishness ill-natured insolent irritated pert wanton burton cross ill-humored Macaulay moods Obs peevish querulous

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petulance petulances petulancy

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