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Definition
unreasonably annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset
or:
easily annoyed or upset
- "Don't be petulant," my father said.Chapter Thirteen (33% in)
petulant = unreasonably annoyed or upset
- She was being what my father called "petulant," as in, "Susie, don't speak to me in that petulant tone."Chapter Two (79% in)
- She was being what my father called "petulant," as in, "Susie, don't speak to me in that petulant tone."Chapter Two (79% in)
There are no more uses of "petulant" in The Lovely Bones.
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