Definition of "petulant" []

• Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish. (adjective)
• Contemptuous in speech or behavior. (adjective)

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• "Jones declined to characterize Astro as "arrogant," saying he might use the term "petulant" instead."
• "Instead they are engaging in petulant revenge canceling even national security hearings just to give the Democrats, and the American people, the finger."
• "To call him petulant is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black."