petulant

• Beschreibt eine Person, besonders ein Kind, das leicht gereizt ist und sich unvernünftig oder kindisch verhält.

Describes a person, especially a child, who is easily annoyed and behaves in an unreasonable or childish way.

1. Childishly sulky or bad-temperedC1formal

   Behaving in a way that shows you are easily annoyed and unreasonable, especially like a child.

   Reizbar, launisch

   • He gave a petulant reply when asked to do his chores.
   • Her petulant attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
   • The child's petulant demands for candy were ignored.

   Synonymebad-temperedcrankycrossfretfulgrumpyill-temperedirritablepeevishqueruloussnappishsulkytestytetchy

   Antonymeagreeablecheerfulcontenteven-temperedgood-humoredgood-naturedplacidpleasantsunny