Petulantly
['petjuləntli]
Definition
(adv.) In a petulant manner.
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Examples
- I don't speak your language, she retorted petulantly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- You'd have nothing but horses, inkstands, and novels in yours, answered Meg petulantly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- A little more--a little more, said she, petulantly touching his hand with the forefinger, to make him incline the cup more generously and yieldingly. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You are no idealist, said Caliphronas petulantly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I wish I'd let my hair alone, cried Meg petulantly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- No; nor will she miss now, cries The Vengeance, petulantly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I've been so scared and worried, I don't want to have anything to do with lovers for a long while, perhaps never, answered Meg petulantly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How can you expect me to go to church again, she asked, petulantly, with such a headache as mine? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Yes it is,' said the boy, petulantly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That was altogether too much from a lad younger than herself, and Meg walked away, saying petulantly, You are the rudest boy I ever saw. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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