petulant
adj/ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin petulāns, akin to petō (“to ask for”).
- derived from petulāns
Definitions
Childishly irritable.
- Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
- Former associates have described Musk as petty, cruel and petulant, particularly when frustrated or challenged.
Forward
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
- Who hath not like cause to complain, and is not so troubled, that shall fall into the mouths of such men? for many are of so petulant a spleen
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for petulant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA