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petulance

noun as in peevishness

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Adding carefully that although this might sound like “a piece of feminist petulance” to some, Morgan hoped to convince her readers that her semantic point vitiated much of the “speculation” concerning the evolutionary origins of humanity.

For the past four years, during Rico’s steady ascent to national stardom, some have heard her charismatic petulance as a punk-rock echo, and that’s one way to calibrate your ears to her musical nya-nya.

Fortunately, Boehner has elected to ignore this display of petulance and continue with his landmark attempt to sue the president.

The 19-year-old pop star, petulance personified, is acting out.

The line captures the intriguing paradox that is West, a mélange of petulance, bombast, unintentional—or intentional?

Except for a bit of petulance directed toward Stephanopoulos and a bit of pique directed at Huntsman, Romney maintained his cool.

Perry gave petulance a whole new universe of meaning, and was so personal with Romney he lost the crowd.

Quick, nervous, and lithe in his movements, the natural petulance of his disposition manifested itself in his every gesture.

Petulance and a false notion of dignity led them to neglect their duty to their country and their party.

Margaret, who neither wanted sense nor feeling, wiped her tears hastily, and asked her patroness's forgiveness for her petulance.

"Of course we shall," said May, with a suspicion of petulance.

A university training does not necessarily transform petulance into ripe wisdom.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petulance, such as: bitterness, cynicism, irritability, and ill humor.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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