PET'ULANCE'ULANCY, n. [L. petulantia.] Freakish passion; peevishness; pettishness; sauciness. Peevishness is not precisely synonymous with petulance; the former implying more permanence of a sour, fretful temper; the latter more temporary or capricious irritation.
That which looked like pride in some, and petulance in others.
The pride and petulance of youth.
