All 3 Uses of
petulant
in
The Fountainhead
- He said, petulantly, assuming the tone of an authority he could never have exercised: "That boy of yours, Guy, that Keating fellow, he's getting to be impossible.†
Chpt 1.14petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- He said it simply, guilelessly, in a little petulant whine.†
Chpt 1.15 *
- Neil spoke petulantly about the state of the world, about crying over spilt milk, change as a law of existence, adaptability, and the importance of getting in on the ground floor.†
Chpt 4.7petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
Definition:
unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset