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petulant

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin petul?ns, akin to petere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?t??l?nt/, /?p?tj?l?nt/

Adjective

petulant (comparative more petulant, superlative most petulant)

  1. Childishly irritable.
    Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabby, grouchy, huffy; see also Thesaurus:irritable
    Antonym: easygoing
  2. (obsolete) Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
    Synonyms: brazen, flippant, impertinent; see also Thesaurus:cheeky

Translations

Anagrams

  • patulent

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pétulant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pe?.tu?l?nt/
  • Hyphenation: pe?tu?lant

Adjective

petulant (not comparable)

  1. (rare) exuberant

Inflection

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shirty

English

Etymology

From shirt +? -y, probably based on the phrase get one's shirt out.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???.ti/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????.ti/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

shirty (comparative shirtier, superlative shirtiest)

  1. (chiefly Britain, informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
    • 1897, W. Somerset Maugham, Liza of Lambeth, chapter 3:
      "You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?"
      "I'm not shirty; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer."

Derived terms

  • shirtily
  • shirtiness

Translations

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Anagrams

  • Irtysh, thyrsi

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