Petulance
['petjuləns]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Petulancy
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Peevishness, fretfulness, testiness, waspishness, crustiness, pettishness, snappishness, irritability, ill-temper.
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Examples
- The marriage is no misfortune in itself, she retorted with some little petulance. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- True says the proverb, said Wamba, interposing his word, but with some abatement of his usual petulance,-- 'When the cat is away, The mice will play. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She tried to communicate her fears to St. Clare; but he threw back her suggestions with a restless petulance, unlike his usual careless good-humor. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She stamped her foot with pretty petulance, so, seeing she was obstinate, he carefully sheared off the tress close to her head. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You are such a dreamer,' said the boy, with his former petulance. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Front-de-Boeuf would have replied, but Prince John's petulance and levity got the start. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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