Word of the Day – Petulant

Petulant (adj)

pech-u-lent

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’).

Example sentences

“His moody, petulant manner.”