- petulantly
- pet·u·lant·ly
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Petulantly — Pet u*lant*ly, adv. In a petulant manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petulantly — petulant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ childishly sulky or bad tempered. DERIVATIVES petulance noun petulantly adverb. ORIGIN Latin petulans impudent … English terms dictionary
petulantly — adverb see petulant … New Collegiate Dictionary
petulantly — See petulance. * * * … Universalium
petulantly — adverb In a manner expressing irritation or annoyance. Syn: grudgingly … Wiktionary
petulantly — petʃəlÉ™ntlɪ / ʃʊl adv. with an ill temper, angrily; crankily, peevishly, irascibly … English contemporary dictionary
petulantly — See: petulant … English dictionary
petulantly — adverb in a petulant manner (Freq. 1) he said testily; Go away! • Syn: ↑testily, ↑irritably, ↑pettishly • Derived from adjective: ↑pettish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
petulant — petulantly, adv. /pech euh leuhnt/, adj. moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head. [1590 1600; < L petulant (s. of petulans) impudent, akin to petere to seek, head for] Syn.… … Universalium
petulant — pet|u|lant [ˈpetʃulənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin, from petere; PETITION1] behaving in an unreasonably impatient and angry way, like a child >petulantly adv ▪ Which one? he demanded petulantly. >petulance n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
