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petulance
/ˈpɛtjʊləns/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
guilty, own, unable
VERB + PETULANCE
like
PETULANCE + NOUN
nothing, others
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Rudeness, insolence.
[W]ise men knew, that that, which looked like pride in some, and like petulance in others, would, by experience in affairs, and conversation amongst men, both of which most of them wanted, be in time wrought off […]
2
An insolent remark or act.
I believe I was guilty of a petulance, which nothing but my uneasy situation can excuse; if that can.
3
Childish impatience or sulkiness; testiness.
She […] had shown herself angry and sore, and was now ashamed of her own petulance, and yet unable to discontinue it.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an irritable petulant feeling
- irritability
- crossness
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- peevishness
- choler
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[W]ise men knew, that that, which looked like pride in some, and like petulance in others, would, by experience in affairs, and conversation amongst men, both of which most of them wanted, be in time
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I believe I was guilty of a petulance, which nothing but my uneasy situation can excuse; if that can.
Wiktionary03
She […] had shown herself angry and sore, and was now ashamed of her own petulance, and yet unable to discontinue it.
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