Word of the Day: Petulant

Definition:
1. Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.
2. Irritable, impatient, or sullen in a peevish or capricious way

Examples:
1. A petulant toss of the head.
2. "I thought he carried it a little too long and began slip into petulant Rick mode, but he tied Romney for the best night." -Romney Rises Rich Galen January 26, 2012
3. "And Gunn reserves special contempt for Mizrahi, whom he portrays as a petulant, insufferable diva." -Tim Gunn's Tell-All Book Rebecca Dana September 5, 2010
4. "And like petulant preschoolers, Wall Street craves—and needs—rules, and the discipline to enforce them consistently." -Wall Street: Please Treat Us Like Five-Year-Olds Randall Lane July 20, 2010