So far, our reaction has been petulant and ineffective.
I deplore an attitude of petulant jealousy, where there is fear of the other fellow making too much profit.
The amateur or professional boxer would not get away with the petulant bad temper of some tennis players or the "professional foul" of football.
Let them be courageous and constructive—not petulant and negative.
It is like a petulant schoolmaster who, because some boys play truant, keeps in those who come to school.
It was designed to be petulant and to force some silly little confrontations with local government.
Therefore, he feels that he can avoid admitting another petulant error.
It was an arrogant and petulant display of contempt for the ratepayers.
