petulant
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Petulant outbursts are not always detrimental to tennis players' legacies.
From Time • Jul. 7, 2017
Petulant as Ibrahimovic has been on any number of occasions in the past, this seemed an act of carelessness, not malevolence.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2015
Mr. Schaudel’s partners at Petulant Wino are his daughter, Courtney, and Lenny Campanelli, the chef.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2014
Petulant as a small boy he went "bughouse" when crossed, but he was cunning, and he earned the respect of New York City's top crooks.
From Time Magazine Archive
O rare Petulant, thou art as quick as fire in a frosty morning; thou shalt to the Mall with us, and we'll be very severe.
From The Way of the World by Congreve, William
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