Associations to the word «Petulant»

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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche