petulant

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Childishly irritable.

   Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.

2. adjective Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

Similar words

tetchy testy ill-natured pettish peevish irritable nettlesome fractious cranky peckish

Often followed by

and child voice tone in expression or mouth little

Word family

petulantly