All 7 Uses
petulant
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Catch-22
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- 'I haven't the time,' Lieutenant Scheisskopf would grumble petulantly.†
Chpt 8 *petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- 'That was your idea,' Colonel Cathcart accused him Petulantly.†
Chpt 11
- Dunbar demanded petulantly of the doctors.†
Chpt 27
- Colonel Scheisskopf demanded petulantly.†
Chpt 29
- The officer stamped his foot petulantly, turning weak with frustration.†
Chpt 33
- 'But they're getting all the fame and opportunity,' Milo persisted with a petulance that bordered on sniveling.†
Chpt 35petulance = unreasonable annoyance or upset OR tendency to be unreasonably annoyed or upset
- 'These are very critical times,' Colonel Cathcart asserted petulantly from a far corner of the office, paying no attention to Colonel Korn.†
Chpt 40petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
Definitions:
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(1)
(petulant) unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)