petulant
101repeat — [14] The peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite, compete, impetuous, perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go… …
102petulance — c.1600, “insolence, immodesty,” from Fr. pétulance (early 16c.), from L. petulantia, noun of quality from petulantem (see PETULANT (Cf. petulant)). Meaning “peevishness” is recorded from 1784 …
103whine — noun 1》 a long, high pitched complaining cry. ↘a long, high pitched unpleasant sound. 2》 a feeble or petulant complaint. verb 1》 give or make a whine. 2》 complain in a feeble or petulant way. Derivatives whiner noun whining noun whiningly… …
104pout — 1. verb Crystal pouted sullenly Syn: look petulant, pull a face, look sulky 2. noun a childish pout Syn: petulant expression, sulky expression, moue …
105whine — ► NOUN 1) a long, high pitched complaining cry. 2) a long, high pitched unpleasant sound. 3) a feeble or petulant complaint. ► VERB 1) give or make a whine. 2) complain in a feeble or petulant way. DERIVATIVES …
106whiner — whine ► NOUN 1) a long, high pitched complaining cry. 2) a long, high pitched unpleasant sound. 3) a feeble or petulant complaint. ► VERB 1) give or make a whine. 2) complain in a feeble or petulant way. DERIVATIVES …
107whiny — whine ► NOUN 1) a long, high pitched complaining cry. 2) a long, high pitched unpleasant sound. 3) a feeble or petulant complaint. ► VERB 1) give or make a whine. 2) complain in a feeble or petulant way. DERIVATIVES …
108impetuous — [14] Etymologically, impetuous means ‘having impetus’. It comes from Latin impetuōsus, a derivative of the noun impetus ‘attack’ (source of English impetus [17]), which in turn was based on impetere ‘attack’. This was a compound verb formed from… …
109repeat — [14] The peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite, compete, impetuous, perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go… …
110crossness — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant ( …
