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Hugin

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Wed Nov 4, 2020, 08:13 AM Nov 2020

Word-of-the-day: Petulant


pet·u·lant /ˈpeCHələnt/

adjective

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
"he was moody and petulant."

An example of petulant is a toddler throwing a temper tantrum when they don't get their way.



The petulant man-child insisted on maintaining the red mirage as long as possible.
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Word-of-the-day: Petulant (Original Post) Hugin Nov 2020 OP
Still true. n/t Hugin Nov 2020 #1
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