All 3 Uses
petulant
in
The Plague
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- Whereat Rambert had shrugged his shoulders petulantly and walked out.†
Part 2petulantly = with unreasonable anger or upset
- Rambert tossed his head petulantly.
Part 2 *
- But these were not to Cottard's liking, and his reactions varied on each occasion, from mere petulance to great despondency.†
Part 5petulance = unreasonable annoyance or upset OR tendency to be unreasonably annoyed 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)