petulante

adj.

1 opinionated, arrogant.

2 petulant, boasting, vain, cynical.

f. & m.

1 opinionated person.

2 smug person, self-righteous person, self-satisfied person.

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petulante

► adjetivo

1 vain

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ADJ opinionated

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I

adjetivo smug, self-satisfied

II

masculino y femenino smug o self-satisfied fool

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= smug, petulant, show-off, showboat, hot dog, hoity-toity, cocksure.

Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.

Ex. His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.

Ex. The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex. Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

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I

adjetivo smug, self-satisfied

II

masculino y femenino smug o self-satisfied fool

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= smug, petulant, show-off, showboat, hot dog, hoity-toity, cocksure.

Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.

Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.

Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.

Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

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petulante¹

adjective

smug, self-satisfied

petulante²

masculine and feminine

smug o self-satisfied fool

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petulante adjetivo
smug, self-satisfied
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
smug o self-satisified fool
'petulante' also found in these entries:
English:
smug

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petulante

♦ adj

opinionated, arrogant

♦ nmf

opinionated person;

es un petulante he's very opinionated

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petulante

adj smug

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petulante adj

insolente: insolent, petulant

♦ petulantemente adv