behaving in an angry or sulky way, especially because you cannot do or have what you want 闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的 He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate. 他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。 Her tone of voice became abrupt and petulant. 她的语气变得唐突而暴躁。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘immodest’): from French pétulant, from Latin petulant- ‘impudent’ (related to petere ‘aim at, seek’). The current sense (mid 18th cent.) is influenced by pettish.
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