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Scoundrel vs Petulant - What's the difference?

scoundrel | petulant |

As a noun scoundrel

is a mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.

As an adjective petulant is

exuberant, lively.

scoundrel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honour or virtue.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood / Has crept through soundrels ever since the flood.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * scoundrelly

    See also

    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