Petulant vs Impudent - What's the difference?
petulant | impudent |
childishly irritable
(obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.
Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced
As adjectives the difference between petulant and impudent
is that petulant is exuberant, lively while impudent is not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.petulant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior.
- (Burton)
Synonyms
* huffy * snappish * irritable * grouchy * bad-tempered * ill-tempered * crabbyAntonyms
* easygoingimpudent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The impudent children would not stop talking in class.