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petulant

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "petulant" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

8 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “petulant” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

petulant

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petulant is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, petulant is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpetulant

1adjective

Childishly irritable
Example: "Lack of sleep is causing Dave's recent petulant behavior."
Forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

petty-mindedly petty-mindedness pettyfog pettygod petulance petulances petulancies petulancy

petulant(current)

After

petulantly petum petune petunia petunias petunse petuntse petuntses

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