petulant

• Descreve uma pessoa, especialmente uma criança, que se irrita facilmente e se comporta de forma irracional ou infantil. Também pode indicar alguém mal-humorado, birrento ou que age com implicância.

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.

   Petulante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbad-temperedcrankycrossfretfulgrumpyill-temperedirritablepeevishqueruloussnappishsulkytestytetchy

   Antônimosagreeablecheerfulcontenteven-temperedgood-humoredgood-naturedplacidpleasantsunny