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noun
Rudeness, insolence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An insolent remark or act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: caprice, capriciousness, moodiness, tetchiness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an irritable petulant feeling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, choler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ill humor, ill humour, distemper
Narrower terms: testiness, touchiness, tetchiness, pet
History
From Middle French pétulance, and its source, Latin petulantia.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
