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petulantly

/ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt.li/

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adverb

/ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt.li/C1formal
  • ruНаречие, описывающее поведение, которое является по-детски капризным или раздражительным, часто характеризующееся необоснованными или вспыльчивыми реакциями на мелкие неудачи.

An adverb describing behavior that is childishly sulky or bad-tempered, often characterized by unreasonable or irritable reactions to minor frustrations.

  1. In a childishly sulky mannerC1formal

    Behaving in a way that shows unreasonable annoyance or irritation, especially over trivial matters.

    ruКапризно

    • She petulantly refused to eat her vegetables.
    • He petulantly slammed the door when he didn't get his way.
    • The child petulantly crossed his arms and pouted.

    Synonymscrosslyfretfullygrumpilyirritablypeevishlyquerulouslysnappishlysulkilytestily

    Antonymsamiablycheerfullycontentedlyequablygood-naturedlypleasantly

Forms
  • more petulantly comparative form
  • most petulantly superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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