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petulant

pe·tu·lant

UK/ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/ US/ˈpɛtjʊlənt/ rare obsolete

adjective

1.

easily irritated or annoyed

  • “an incorrigibly fractious young man”
  • “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
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Origin

From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petō (“to ask for”).

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