Petulant
Petulant adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Rude and petulant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Petulant".
Nearby Words: petulance, petulantly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The rude and petulant Kankri is an extremely hypersensitive, over-the-top Jerkass convinced that Everything Is Racist, and is strongly hinted to be a massive Hypocrite.
Source: Deliberately Bad Example -
Somehow Frasier believed that he was "standing up" against this "injustice", when obviously he was being petulant and downright rude.
Source: It's the Principle of the Thing
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Rude and Petulant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulant/rude
Petulant & Rude. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulant/rude>.
Rude or Petulant. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/petulant/rude.
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