Petulancy

Petulancy
Petulance Pet"u*lance, Petulancy Pet"u*lan*cy, n. [L. petulania: cf. F. p['e]tulance. See {Petulant}.] The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. ``The petulancy of our words.'' --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]

The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies temporary or capricious irritation. [1913 Webster]


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  • petulancy — pet·u·lan·cy …   English syllables

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