PETULANT in CATCH-22 - verbalworkout.com

7 uses

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Definition

unreasonably annoyed or upset

or:

easily annoyed or upset

'I haven't the time,' Lieutenant Scheisskopf would grumble petulantly.
Chapter 8 — Lieutenant Scheisskopf (25% in)

'That was your idea,' Colonel Cathcart accused him Petulantly.
Chapter 11 — Captain Black (68% in)
Dunbar demanded petulantly of the doctors.
Chapter 27 — Nurse Duckett (90% in)
Colonel Scheisskopf demanded petulantly.
Chapter 29 — Peckem (25% in)
The officer stamped his foot petulantly, turning weak with frustration.
Chapter 33 — Nately's Whore (33% in)
'But they're getting all the fame and opportunity,' Milo persisted with a petulance that bordered on sniveling.
Chapter 35 — Milo the Militant (39% in)
'These are very critical times,' Colonel Cathcart asserted petulantly from a far corner of the office, paying no attention to Colonel Korn.
Chapter 40 — Catch-22 (28% in)

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petulant used in Catch-22