petulancy

[ pech-uh-luhn-see ]

noun

, Rare.

, plural pet·u·lan·cies.

1. petulance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of petulancy¹

From the Latin word petulantia, dating back to 1550–60. See petulance, -ancy

Example Sentences

Light-blue eyes they were, set in a good-looking, boyish face, that had somehow an effect of petulancy.

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Violent zeal for truth has a hundred to one odds to be either petulancy, ambition, or pride.

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You see this is Sir George himself, my dear, a mixture of petulancy and indelicacy.

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Since you do not allow petulancy of temper, nor any lightness of conduct, I should expect a continual revolution.'

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Mr. Van Riper had more cause for his petulancy than he would have acknowledged even to himself.

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