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51irritable — irritable, fractious, peevish, snappish, waspish, petulant, pettish, huffy, fretful, querulous apply to persons or to their moods or dispositions in the sense of showing impatience or anger without due or sufficient cause. Irritable implies… …
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53petulance — /pech euh leuhns/, n. 1. the state or quality of being petulant. 2. a petulant speech or action. [1600 10; < L petulantia impudence. See PETULANT, ANCE] * * * …
54fougueux — fougueux, euse [ fugø, øz ] adj. • XVIe; de 1. fougue ♦ Qui a de la fougue. Jeunesse fougueuse. ⇒ ardent, bouillant, enthousiaste, impétueux, pétulant. Caractère, tempérament fougueux. Discours fougueux. ⇒ 1. explosif, véhément, violent. « ces… …
55vif — vif, vive [ vif, viv ] adj. et n. m. • 980; lat. vivus I ♦ 1 ♦ Vivant, en vie (dans quelques expr.). « Les prendre morts ou vifs » (Vigny). Plus mort que vif. Écorchée, brûlée vive. Fig. Un écorché vif. « La vestale impure est enterrée vive »… …
56querulous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. whining, complaining, fretful, petulant, peevish. See lamentation, discontent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fretful, irascible, peevish, complaining; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …
57testy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. irritable, irascible, petulant, cross; ornery (inf.), tetchy (dial.). See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grouchy, touchy, peevish; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
58waspish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. snappish, petulant, irascible; slender waisted. See irascibility, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bad tempered, snappish, crabby*; see irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bad… …
59petulance — /ˈpɛtʃələns/ (say pechuhluhns) noun 1. petulant spirit or behaviour. 2. the state or quality of being petulant. 3. a petulant speech or action …
60pet´u|lant|ly — pet|u|lant «PEHCH uh luhnt», adjective. 1. likely to have little fits of bad temper; irritable over trifles; peevish: »His temper was acid, petulant and harsh (William Godwin). 2. Obsolete. a) forward or immodest; wanton. b) saucy; insolent: »a… …
