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Pestilent vs Petulant - What's the difference?

pestilent | petulant |

As adjectives the difference between pestilent and petulant

is that pestilent is highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly while petulant is childishly irritable.

pestilent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly injurious or destructive to life: deadly.
  • (informal) Annoying.
  • (archaic) Harmful to morals or public order.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    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