different between summary vs petulant

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin summ?rius, from Latin summa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m??i/
• Homophone: summery

Adjective

summary (comparative more summary, superlative most summary)

1. Concise, brief or presented in a condensed form

   A summary review is in the appendix.

2. Performed speedily and without formal ceremony.

   They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.

3. (law) Performed by skipping the procedures of a standard and fair trial.

   Summary justice is bad justice.

Derived terms

• summarily

Translations

Noun

summary (plural summaries)

1. An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

Synonyms

• upshot, bottom line, short form (slang)
• Thesaurus:summary

Derived terms

Translations

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