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Ill-natured vs Petulant - What's the difference?

ill-natured | petulant | Related terms |

Ill-natured is a related term of petulant.


As adjectives the difference between ill-natured and petulant

is that ill-natured is bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent while petulant is exuberant, lively.

ill-natured

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • bad-tempered, irritable or malevolent

    • petulant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • childishly irritable
    • Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
  • (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
    • (Burton)

    Synonyms

    * huffy * snappish * irritable * grouchy * bad-tempered * ill-tempered * crabby

    Antonyms

    * easygoing