petulant

• Décrit une personne, surtout un enfant, qui s'irrite facilement et se comporte de manière déraisonnable ou puérile, avec une humeur maussade ou boudeuse.

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.

   boudeur, maussade comme un enfant

   • 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.

   Synonymesbad-temperedcrankycrossfretfulgrumpyill-temperedirritablepeevishqueruloussnappishsulkytestytetchy

   Antonymesagreeablecheerfulcontenteven-temperedgood-humoredgood-naturedplacidpleasantsunny