Associations to the word «Petulant»
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Adjective
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Wiktionary
PETULANT, adjective. Childishly irritable
PETULANT, adjective. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Dictionary definition
PETULANT, adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.